John Froines
John Froines | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Radford Froines May 31, 1939 Oakland, California,U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 2022(aged 83) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley(BS) Yale University(MS,PhD) |
John Radford Froines(June 13, 1939 – July 13, 2022)[1]was an American chemist andanti-waractivist. He was known as a member of theChicago Seven.[2]He was charged with the Chicago Seven for causing the riots at the1968 Democratic National ConventioninChicago.He andLee Weinerwere the only two defendants to be acquitted by the jury on both of the counts charged against them[3]and thecontempt of courtfindings
At the time of his arrest, he was a professor atGoddard Collegein Vermont.[4][5]He later served as the Director of Toxic Substances at the federalOccupational Safety and Health Administrationas well. He later worked at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.[6][7]He retired in 2011.[8]
Froines died on July 13, 2022 at a hospital inSanta Monica, Californiafrom problems caused byParkinson's disease,aged 83.[9]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Donald M.. Bain (1969)."Froines, John R."International Chemistry Directory, 1969-70.RetrievedAugust 17,2011.
- ↑Alan M. Dershowitz (14 May 2004).The Trial of the Chicago Seven.ISBN9780759511033.RetrievedAugust 17,2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑"John Froines".University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law. Archived fromthe originalon December 11, 2010.RetrievedAugust 17,2011.
- ↑B. Bruce-Briggs (1979).The New Class?.ISBN9781412829557.RetrievedSeptember 5,2011.
- ↑US Government hires 'Chicago Seven' Radical.16 February 1978.RetrievedSeptember 5,2011.[permanent dead link]
- ↑Schallert, Amanda (15 July 2013)."UCLA professor resigns from air quality panel".University of California, Los Angeles Daily Bruin.Los Angeles.Retrieved20 October2013.
- ↑Schallert, Amanda (27 September 2013)."State senators accuse UCLA of withholding professor's records".University of California, Los Angeles Daily Bruin.Retrieved23 October2013.
- ↑"Letter"(PDF).scientificintegrityinstitute.org.
- ↑Risen, Clay (July 14, 2022)."John R. Froines, Chemist and Member of the Chicago Seven, Dies at 83".The New York Times.RetrievedJuly 14,2022.
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