Calvin Adam Buehler

Calvin Adam Buehler was an American organic chemist and professor at the University of Tennessee from 1922 to 1965. He served as the Chemistry Department Head from 19401962, during which time he established the first chemistry doctoral program at the University of Tennessee. The chemistry building at the University of Tennessee is named Buehler Hall in his honor.

Calvin Buehler was born on November 29, 1896 in Stone Creek, Ohio. He was the second son of Philip E. Buehler and Mary Froelich, and was the middle child between his older brother, Hugo Buehler, and younger sister, Wilma Buehler. He began his education at the public elementary school in Stone Creek, Ohio and completed his secondary education at the high school in Dover, Ohio. In 1937, Calvin Buehler married Grace Stone Buehler. Following her death, he married Katherine Boies McCallen. Calvin Buehler died on February 29, 1988 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is buried at Highland Memorial Cemetery.

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