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 albums, 1914-1963
Series
Identifier: MSS 1628 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains scenes from Hansen's mission in England, travels and studies in Mexico, Texas, and California, geology trips, visit to Indonesia to establish a geology department at Gadjah Mada University, and his college years and service in the Utah State ROTC; Afton Allred Hansen's mission to the Eastern States in the 1920s; Bessie Hansen and her family and friends in Richfield, Utah, her nursing work, on camping trips and other vacations; Mildred Allred with her friends and family, on trips to...
Dates:
1914-1963