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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. PAUL JOHN FLORYJune 19, 1910–September 8, 1985 BY WILLIAM S. JOHNSON,1 WALTER H. STOCKMAYER, AND HENRY TAUBE PAUL J.FLORY, who received the 1974 Nobel Prize in chemistry, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on September 8, 1985, at his vacation home on a hilltop in Big Sur, California. The citation of the Nobel award reads: “For his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of macromolecules.” He occupied a towering position in the chemical community, and was noted not only for his outstanding leadership in macromolecular chemistry but also for his role as a passionate defender of human rights throughout the world. The importance of his work was clearly recognized during his lifetime. Among the honors he received are four national awards of the American Chemical Society, five section awards of that society, ten honorary degrees, the National Medal of Science, and the Nobel Prize. His activities in the cause of human rights, especially after his Nobel award, were prodigious and universal. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1953.
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