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Ernest Eliel Obituary
Born December 28, 1921, in Cologne, Germany, Dr. Eliel was the son of the late Oskar and Luise Tietz Eliel. He moved to the United States in 1946, and received a Ph.D degree from the University of IL at Champagne-Urbana in 1948. Dr. Eliel lived in South Bend, IN, where he taught at the University of Notre Dame from 1948 until 1972, at which time he moved to Chapel Hill, where he was the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received the North Carolina Award in Science in 1986, and received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Duke University in 1983 and from Notre Dame in 1990.
He is survived by his wife, Eva Schwarz Eliel; his daughters, Ruth Eliel and Carol Eliel both of Los Angeles, CA; and his grandsons, Ben and Sam Muller.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Judea Reform Congregation Cemetery, Rabbi John Friedman officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Ernest Eliel Fund, UNC-CH Arts and Sciences Foundation, Campus Box 6115, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-6115, or to the Durham- Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Foundation, 3622 Lyckan Parkway, Suite 6002 Durham, North Carolina, 27707.
The Howerton and Bryan Funeral Home is assisting the Eliel family.
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Ann Williams
October 6, 2008
With great sadness I learned recently of Dr. Eliel's death. I remember his loyalty as a member of Sigma Xi. My most heart felt condolences go to Eva and the family.
Rev. Joseph Walter
September 22, 2008
Eva,
Ernest was very good to me when I began my tenure at ND in 1961. I fondly remember him and you at various gatherings at that time.
Sincerely, Fr. Joseph Walter, CSC
Danae Schuster
September 22, 2008
While running around in the basement of Kenan's chemistry library checking the citations in Dr. Eliel's book "Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds", I had the pleasure to study this book in its galley proof form - and what a pleasure! Dr. Eliel told me to always adhere to my integrety and to what I believed in, particularly with respect to chemistry. I do. Dr. Danae M. Schuster (PhD from UNC-CH).
Ted Cohen
September 21, 2008
At the same time as we mourn the passing of this great man, we can celebrate his meaningful life and monumental contributions to chemistry. I will always remember his and Eva's friendship and kindness during my year at Chapel Hill. Ted Cohen
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