Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Ernest Ludwig Eliel, 86, died late Thursday night at the Carolina Meadows Health Center. 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...
Read MoreWith 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.
Ann Williams
October 06, 2008 | Chapel Hill, NC
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
Rev. Joseph Walter
September 22, 2008 | Notre Dame, IN
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).
Danae Schuster
September 22, 2008 | Wilmington, NC
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
Ted Cohen
September 21, 2008 | Pittsburgh, PA
