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John Motley Morehead III (November 3, 1870 – January 7, 1965) was an American chemist, politician, and diplomat. As a chemist, his work provided much of the foundation for the business of Union Carbide Corporation. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation was formed in 1917 from the merger of the former Union Carbide founded in 1898 by Morehead's father; and the National Carbon Company founded in 1886. He was a noted philanthropist who made major gifts to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also served as mayor of Rye, New York and United States Ambassador to Sweden.

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  • John Motley Morehead III. (geboren 3. November 1870 bei , North Carolina; gestorben 7. Januar 1965) war ein US-amerikanischer Erfinder und Unternehmer, Gründer von Union Carbide. Er war der Sohn des Eisenbahn-Unternehmers und Industriellen James Turner Morehead (1840–1908) und Enkel des Gouverneurs von North Carolina John Motley Morehead. Morehead studierte Chemie an der University of North Carolina (UNC) bei Francis Preston Venable mit dem Abschluss 1891. Danach arbeitete er in der Firma Willson Aluminium Corporation, die Thomas Willson mit seinem Vater gegründet hatte, ursprünglich um Aluminium zu produzieren mit elektrischer Energie der Wassermühlen der Baumwollspinnerei in Spray von Moreheads Vater. Dabei entdeckte Willson eine Methode, günstig Calciumcarbid und damit Acetylen herzuste (de)
  • John Motley Morehead III (November 3, 1870 – January 7, 1965) was an American chemist, politician, and diplomat. As a chemist, his work provided much of the foundation for the business of Union Carbide Corporation. The Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation was formed in 1917 from the merger of the former Union Carbide founded in 1898 by Morehead's father; and the National Carbon Company founded in 1886. He was a noted philanthropist who made major gifts to his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also served as mayor of Rye, New York and United States Ambassador to Sweden. (en)
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