James B. Conant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_B._Conant

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:advisorTo	gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:ambassadorTo	gptkb:West_Germany 1955 1957
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom gptkb:Priestley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate	1893-03-26
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Dorchester,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children	gptkb:James_Richards_Conant
gptkbp:deathDate	1978-02-11
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Hanover,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity	gptkb:American
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:public_policy chemistry
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:James_Bryant_Conant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	James B. Conant
gptkbp:influenced	American education system
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Conant_Report gptkb:General_Education_in_a_Free_Society gptkb:The_Education_of_American_Teachers
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:academic_administrator gptkb:diplomat gptkb:educator chemist
gptkbp:president	gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:role	gptkb:World_War_II Chairman of the National Defense Research Committee Science advisor to the U.S. government
gptkbp:signature	James B Conant signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Grace_Richards
gptkbp:termEnd	1953
gptkbp:termStart	1933
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Defense_Research_Committee gptkb:Office_of_Scientific_Research_and_Development
gptkbp:bfsLayer	2