S. George Bankoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American chemical engineer
Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1921
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jul-2011
Profession: chemical engineer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About S. George Bankoff
- Seymour George Bankoff (October 7, 1921 – July 14, 2011) was an American chemical engineer. Bankoff was born on October 7, 1921 and raised in Brooklyn.
- He received bachelor's and master's degrees in mineral dressing at Columbia University.
- Bankoff then worked for the Manhattan Project between stints at DuPont.
- In 1948, he began teaching at Rose Polytechnic Institute and concurrently earned a Ph.D from Purdue University.
- Bankoff joined the Northwestern University faculty in 1959, where he was appointed the Walter P.
- Murphy Professor of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.
- In 1966, Bankoff was named a Guggenheim fellow.
- Over the course of his career, Bankoff was also granted fellowship in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as well as a membership in the National Academy of Engineering.
- He died on July 14, 2011 at Evanston Hospital, aged 89.
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