Evelyn Hodes Wilson Explained

Evelyn Hodes Wilson
Birth Name:Evelyn Ash Hodes
Birth Date:October 8, 1921
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Date:March 16, 2001
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation:Biochemist, college professor
Relatives:Horace Hodes (brother)

Evelyn Ash Hodes Wilson (October 8, 1921 – March 16, 2001) was an American biochemist, college professor, and university administrator.

Early life and education

Evelyn Ash Hodes was born in Philadelphia, the youngest child and only daughter of Morris Hodes and Anna Jacobsen Hodes.[1] Her family was Jewish. One of her five brothers was pediatrician and medical researcher Horace Hodes.[2] Another brother, Robert Hodes, was a neurophysiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital.[3]

She graduated from West Philadelphia High School in 1938.[4] In 1942, she earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Bryn Mawr College.[5] [6] Wilson was married when she completed her PhD in biology at Radcliffe College, with a dissertation on antimalarials.[7] Her dissertation won the Caroline Wilby Prize for 1946.[8]

Career

Wilson was a researcher at Merck after completing doctoral studies, and did research there towards the development of prednisone. At Merck she co-authored articles with Max Tishler, Louis Fieser, Huang Minlon, and others. She was a senior chemist at Johnson & Johnson from 1953 to 1959.[4] [9]

Wilson taught science in the local high schools in Highland Park and Westfield, and in 1960 earned a teaching certificate at Rutgers University.[4] She was appointed chair of the science department at New Brunswick High School in the 1965. Beginning in 1972, Wilson was on the faculty of Rutgers;[10] she was an associate professor of education,[11] and taught and studied science pedagogy.[12] [13]

Wilson active the League of Women Voters of Highland Park.[14] In 1987, she was named chair of the education task force for New Brunswick Tomorrow.[15] She was associate vice-president for budget and planning at Rutgers when she retired in 1991.

Publications

Chemistry

Science education

Personal life and legacy

Evelyn Hodes married Harvard chemist Armin G. Wilson in 1943. They had a son, Jonathan. She died in 2001, aged 79 years, at a hospital in Philadelphia.[4] Soka University of America offers an Evelyn Hodes Wilson scholarship, named in her memory.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who of American Women. 1973. Marquis Who's Who. 978-0-8379-0408-5. 1042. en.
  2. News: Cook. Joan. 1989-04-25. Horace Hodes, a Pediatrician, 81; Linked Virus to Gastroenteritis. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-27. 0362-4331.
  3. News: 1966-01-30. Dr. Robert Hodes, Physiologist, 51; Professor at Mount Sinai and a Researcher Dies. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-12-27. 0362-4331.
  4. News: 2001-03-22. Evelyn A. Wilson, 79; was official at Rutgers. 26. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  5. Bryn Mawr College, Class of 1942 (1942 yearbook).
  6. News: May 6, 1942. Grants for Present Seniors are Awarded for Advanced Study. 1. The College News. December 27, 2021.
  7. Book: Wilson, Evelyn (Hodes). Antimalarials. 1946. Radcliffe College. en.
  8. News: 1946-06-05. Boston Girl Wins Honor at Radcliffe Commencement. 26. The Boston Globe. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1965-08-05. Science Department Head, Vice Principal, are Hired. 3. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 2001-03-22. Ex-educator, researcher dies at 79. B1, B2. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1971-05-14. Rutgers Awarded $253,430 Grant. 29. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  12. Wilson. Evelyn H.. August 1969. Provocative Opinion: Why Not Science?. Journal of Chemical Education. 46. 484–486. 10.1021/ed046p484.
  13. Wilson. Evelyn H.. 1972-03-01. Course development - A legitimate scholarly pursuit. Journal of Chemical Education. 49. 3. 186. 10.1021/ed049p186. 1972JChEd..49..186W. 0021-9584.
  14. News: 1956-02-20. State Individual Liberties Chairman to Speak at Joint Meet of Leagues. 11. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1987-02-12. NBT picks Education Task Force leader. 31. The Central New Jersey Home News. 2021-12-27. Newspapers.com.
  16. Wilson. Evelyn. Tishler. Max. 1951-08-01. Nitrogen Mustards. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73. 8. 3635–3641. 10.1021/ja01152a023. 0002-7863.
  17. Fieser. Louis F.. Rajagopalan. Srinivasa. Wilson. Evelyn. Tishler. Max. 1951-09-01. The Conversion of Cholic Acid into 3α-Hydroxy-12-keto-Δ9(11)-cholenic Acid. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73. 9. 4133–4135. 10.1021/ja01153a024. 0002-7863.
  18. Minlon. Huang. Wilson. Evelyn. Wendler. N. L.. Tishler. M.. 1952-11-01. Steroid 17(α)-Acetates*. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74. 21. 5394–5396. 10.1021/ja01141a051. 0002-7863.
  19. Wilson. Evelyn. Tishler. Max. 1952-03-01. Synthesis of Δ1-Allopregnene-17α,21-diol-3,11,20-trione-21-acetate. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74. 6. 1609–1610. 10.1021/ja01126a523. 0002-7863.
  20. Wilson. Evelyn H.. Weijlard. John. Tishler. Max. October 1954. Pantothenic Acid Salts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. en. 76. 20. 5177–5178. 10.1021/ja01649a071. 0002-7863.
  21. Web site: Evelyn Hodes Wilson. 2021-12-27. Soka University of America.

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