Monday, January 27, 2020
I have just seen the obituary notice for Professor Eisch in Chem & Eng News. I was an undergraduate 3rd year student in Professor Eisch's first Organic Chemistry course at Catholic University. It was a brilliant course, in a very modern Physical Organic mode (Morrison & Boyd text), and it was brilliantly taught by Prof. Eisch. This experience had a huge impact on me; it was one of the two courses that convinced me to be a Chemistry major rather than an English Literature major, which directed the rest of my professional life. I have always been extremely grateful to Professor Eisch , and I mourn his passing. My sincere condolences to his family and friends in their loss.
James T. ("Casey") Hynes
Distinguished Prof of Chemistry Emeritus, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder;
CNRS Director of Research Emeritus, Chemistry Dept., Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris.
