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rochow in 1965 at the acs meeting in detroit 21 march 2002 perkin medal -lrb- 1962 -rrb- american inorganic chemistry 4 october 1909 rochow.jpg eugene g. rochow
 eugene g. rochow cornell university
eugene g. rochow

eugene george rochow -lrb- october 4 , 1909 -- march 21 , 2002 -rrb- was an american inorganic chemist .
rochow worked on organosilicon chemistry ; in the 1940s , he described the direct process , also known as the rochow process or müller-rochow process .
born in newark , new jersey , rochow obtained both b.s. and ph.d. degrees from cornell university in 1931 and 1935 respectively .
upon completion of his ph.d. , he began working for a general electric subsidiary .
in 1948 , rochow resigned from ge due to his quaker beliefs .
he joined the faculty at harvard university where he remained until his retirement in 1970 .
he was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences in 1949 .
he is known for developing , with a. louis allred , the allred-rochow electronegativity scale .
in 1962 , he was awarded the perkin medal .
rochow died in fort myers , florida aged 92 .
