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Broadbent, H. Smith, 1920-2010

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920 - 2010

Biography

Broadbent H. Smith (1920-2010) was a professor of chemistry at Brigham Young University.

Broadbent H. Smith was born July 21, 1920, in Snowflake, Arizona to Hyrum Broadbent and Lorana Smith. Broadbent received his B.S. degree in chemistry and mathematics in 1942 from Brigham Young University. On September 9, 1942, he married Katherine Mary Miller in the Salt Lake Temple. Broadbent received his doctorate degree in organic chemistry in 1946 and did post-doctoral research in physical organic chemistry at Harvard University. He began teaching chemistry at BYU in 1947, serving as department chair from 1955 to 1958, and retiring after 38 years. Broadbent passed away January 19, 2010, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Chem.byu.edu, via www, April 21, 2023 (Broadbent H. Smith b. July 21, 1920, in Snowflake, Arizona to Hyrum Broadbent and Lorana Smith. Received his B.S. degree in chemistry and mathematics in 1942 from Brigham Young University. On September 9, 1942, married Katherine Mary Miller in the Salt Lake Temple. Received his doctorate degree in organic chemistry in 1946 and did post-doctoral research in physical organic chemistry at Harvard University. Began teaching chemistry at BYU in 1947, serving as department chair from 1955 to 1958, and retiring after 38 years. Passed away January 19, 2010, in Provo, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

George H. Hansen loose photographs, 1900-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains photographs of George on his mission to England, on geology field trips, on his visit to Indonesia, in the ROTC; of Afton Allred Hansen on his mission to the Eastern States; of Bessie Hansen in Richfield, on vacations, and with her family and friends; of Mildred Allred on her mission to California; of the Greco family (George's aunt); of George's family while he was growing up in Richfield; of the Utah Agricultural College Fair; of Afton as a teacher, missionary, and mother; of...
Dates: 1900-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1628, George H. Hansen photograph collection

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