Francis Carey,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ISBN: 0070667160 Copyright year: 2008
About the Author
Francis A. Carey, a native of Philadelphia, was educated at Drexel University (B.S. in
chemistry, 1959) and Penn State (Ph.D., 1963). Following postdoctoral work at Harvard
and military service, he served on the faculty of the University of Virginia from 1966
until retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2000.
In addition to this text, Professor Carey is coauthor (with Robert C. Atkins) of
Organic Chemistry: A Brief Course and (with Richard J. Sundberg) of Advanced Organic Chemistry, a two-volume treatment designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
Frank and his wife Jill, who is a teacher/director of a preschool and a church organist,
are the parents of Andy, Bob, and Bill and the grandparents of Riyad and Ava.
2008
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