Henry R. Linden

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Henry R. Linden (February 21, 1922 - September 13, 2009) was an American chemist with a focus on energy research, president of the Institute of Gas Technology, founding president of the Gas Research Institute, and president of the Illinois Institute of Technology.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Linden was elected to the National Academy of Engineering "for contributions to methods of fuel conversion and energy utilization".^[1] He was also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.^[5] The Chicago Sun-Times called Linden "world-renowned authority in energy research".^[2] The Illinois Institute of Technology called him "an icon at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and global authority in energy research".^[5]

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Academic offices
Preceded by Meyer Feldberg	President of the Illinois Institute of Technology 1989–1990	Succeeded by Lewis Collens

v t e Illinois Institute of Technology

Academic Programs and Institutes	Center for Sustainable Enterprise Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions Chicago-Kent College of Law Oyez Project Gas Technology Institute IIT Institute of Design IIT Physics Department IIT Research Institute IIT Stuart School of Business Institute for Food Safety and Health Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future VanderCook College of Music

Buildings	Academic Campus S. R. Crown Hall McCormick Tribune Campus Center Rice Campus State Street Village

People	Alumni Faculty

Presidents	Frank W. Gunsaulus (1892–1921) Howard M. Raymond (1922–1932) Willard E. Hotchkiss (1933–1937) George N. Carman (1896–1936) Dugald C. Jackson, Jr. (1936–1938) Fred A. Rogers (1938–1940) Clarence L. Clarke (1938–1940) Henry Townley Heald (1937–1952) John T. Rettaliata (1952–1973) Maynard P. Venema (1973–1974) Thomas Lyle Martin, Jr. (1974–1987) Meyer Feldberg (1987–1989) Henry R. Linden (1989–1990) Lewis Collens (1990–2007) John L. Anderson (2007–)

Student life	Pi Nu Epsilon Student groups WIIT

Authority control	GND: 170120708

Persondata
Name	Linden, Henry R.
Alternative names
Short description	American chemist and university president
Date of birth	February 21, 1922
Place of birth
Date of death	September 13, 2009
Place of death

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