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Evelyn Hodes Wilson

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

Evelyn Hodes Wilson
A young white woman wearing a white blouse
Evelyn Hodes, from a 1942 yearbook
Born
Evelyn Ash Hodes

October 8, 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 16, 2001
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Biochemist, college professor
RelativesHorace Hodes (brother)

Early life and education

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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

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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.[9][10][11][12] She was a senior chemist at Johnson & Johnson from 1953 to 1959.[4][13]

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.[13] Beginning in 1972, Wilson was on the faculty of Rutgers;[14] she was an associate professor of education,[15] and taught and studied science pedagogy.[16][17]

Wilson active the League of Women Voters of Highland Park.[18] In 1987, she was named chair of the education task force for New Brunswick Tomorrow.[19] She was associate vice-president for budget and planning at Rutgers when she retired in 1991.[4]

Publications

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Chemistry

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  • "Nitrogen Mustards" (1951, with Max Tishler)[10]
  • "The Conversion of Cholic Acid into 3α-Hydroxy-12-keto-Δ9(11)-cholenic Acid" (1951, with Louis F. Fieser, Srinivasa Rajagopalan, and Max Tishler)[9]
  • "Steroid 17(α)-Acetates" (1952, with Huang Minlon, N. L. Wendler, and Max Tishler)[12]
  • "Synthesis of Δ1-Allopregnene-17α,21-diol-3,11,20-trione-21-acetate" (1952, with Max Tishler)[20]
  • "Pantothenic Acid Salts" (1954, with John Weijlard and Max Tishler)[11]

Science education

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  • "Why Not Science?" (1969)[16]
  • "Course Development: A Legitimate Scholarly Pursuit" (1972)[17]

Personal life and legacy

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Who's who of American Women. Marquis Who's Who. 1973. p. 1042. ISBN 978-0-8379-0408-5.
  2. ^ Cook, Joan (1989-04-25). "Horace Hodes, a Pediatrician, 81; Linked Virus to Gastroenteritis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  3. ^ "Dr. Robert Hodes, Physiologist, 51; Professor at Mount Sinai and a Researcher Dies". The New York Times. 1966-01-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Evelyn A. Wilson, 79; was official at Rutgers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2001-03-22. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bryn Mawr College, Class of 1942 (1942 yearbook).
  6. ^ "Grants for Present Seniors are Awarded for Advanced Study". The College News. May 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Wilson, Evelyn (Hodes) (1946). Antimalarials. Radcliffe College.
  8. ^ "Boston Girl Wins Honor at Radcliffe Commencement". The Boston Globe. 1946-06-05. p. 26. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1021/ja01153a024. ISSN 0002-7863.
  10. ^ a b Wilson, Evelyn; Tishler, Max (1951-08-01). "Nitrogen Mustards". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73 (8): 3635–3641. doi:10.1021/ja01152a023. ISSN 0002-7863.
  11. ^ a b Wilson, Evelyn H.; Weijlard, John; Tishler, Max (October 1954). "Pantothenic Acid Salts". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76 (20): 5177–5178. doi:10.1021/ja01649a071. ISSN 0002-7863.
  12. ^ a b 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. doi:10.1021/ja01141a051. ISSN 0002-7863.
  13. ^ a b "Science Department Head, Vice Principal, are Hired". The Central New Jersey Home News. 1965-08-05. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ex-educator, researcher dies at 79". The Central New Jersey Home News. 2001-03-22. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Rutgers Awarded $253,430 Grant". The Central New Jersey Home News. 1971-05-14. p. 29. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ a b Wilson, Evelyn H. (August 1969). "Provocative Opinion: Why Not Science?". Journal of Chemical Education. 46: 484–486. doi:10.1021/ed046p484.
  17. ^ a b Wilson, Evelyn H. (1972-03-01). "Course development - A legitimate scholarly pursuit". Journal of Chemical Education. 49 (3): 186. Bibcode:1972JChEd..49..186W. doi:10.1021/ed049p186. ISSN 0021-9584.
  18. ^ "State Individual Liberties Chairman to Speak at Joint Meet of Leagues". The Central New Jersey Home News. 1956-02-20. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "NBT picks Education Task Force leader". The Central New Jersey Home News. 1987-02-12. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-12-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ 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. doi:10.1021/ja01126a523. ISSN 0002-7863.
  21. ^ "Evelyn Hodes Wilson". Soka University of America. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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