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Portrait of Howard Farkas (d. 1978)

  • Circa 1958

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Portrait of Howard Farkas (d. 1978). Farkas graduated from New York University in 1915 and was senior vice president and secretary of the U.S. Stoneware Co. He served as President of the Chemists' Club of New York from 1958 to 1960 and was also a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Ceramic Society, and a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists.

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Bachrach, Fabian. “Portrait of Howard Farkas (d. 1978),” circa 1958. Box Small Collections. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6395w7174.

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