James B. Conant

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chemist diplomat educator human university president

James B. Conant was an American chemist, educator, and diplomat who served as president of Harvard University and played a major role in U.S. scientific and military policy during World War II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chemist → diplomat → educator → human → university president →
awardReceived	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany → Medal for Merit → Priestley Medal →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Harvard University →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Conant →
fieldOfWork	chemistry → education policy → science policy →
givenName	James →
influenced	American secondary education reform → U.S. science policy during World War II →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Chemical Society → National Academy of Sciences → National Defense Research Committee → Office of Scientific Research and Development →
middleName	Bryant →
name	James Bryant Conant →
notableFor	leadership in U.S. wartime scientific research administration → reforms of Harvard University → reports on American high schools →
notableWork	Education in a Divided World → My Several Lives → Slums and Suburbs → The American High School Today →
occupation	chemist → diplomat → educator → university administrator →
participantIn	Manhattan Project → World War II →
positionHeld	President of Harvard University → United States Ambassador to West Germany → United States High Commissioner for Germany →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Education in a Divided World → My Several Lives → Slums and Suburbs → The American High School Today →	author
Bryant ("American chemist James B. Conant") → Bryant ("American educator James B. Conant") → Bryant ("Harvard University president James B. Conant") →	associatedWith
General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission →	chairperson
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project →	describesPerson
Office of Scientific Research and Development →	employerOf
National Defense Research Committee →	foundedBy
James B. Conant ("James Bryant Conant") →	givenName
National Defense Research Committee →	hasMember
Conant →	hasNotableBearer
Hollis Hall →	hasNotableResident
United States High Commissioner for Germany →	hasOfficeHolder
Tuxedo Park private laboratory ("James Conant") →	hostedScientist
Bryant →	isMiddleNameOf
Bryant ("James Bryant Conant") →	isNameComponentOf
Office of Scientific Research and Development →	keyPerson
My Several Lives →	mainSubject
James B. Conant ("James Bryant Conant") →	name
General Advisory Committee of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission →	notableMember
John Rawls ("James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University") →	positionHeld
MAUD Report →	sentTo
My Several Lives →	workOf