James B. Conant

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:American_Chemical_Society
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1893-03-26
gptkbp:children James_Conant_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution advancement of chemistry education
advocacy for public education reforms
development of standardized testing
promotion of science in education
support for research in education
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-02-11
gptkbp:field education
chemistry
public policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James B. Conant
gptkbp:influenced STEM education
science education
science policy
educational policy
higher education reforms
American_chemical_education
gptkbp:influencedBy scientific community
educational reformers
Harvard_faculty
gptkbp:knownFor Conant's_law
president_of_Harvard_University
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:George_B._Kauffman
gptkb:John_C._H._Spence
gptkb:Robert_H._Grubbs
gptkbp:occupation educator
chemist
administrator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Dorchester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Conant
gptkbp:wrote On Understanding Science
The Growth of the American High School
A_Chemistry_Teacher's_Handbook
Education_in_a_Divided_World
The_American_High_School_Today