Samuel M. McElvain

Samuel M. McElvain
Born	December 9, 1897 DuQuoin, Illinois, United States
Died	April 11, 1973 (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Institutions	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis University of Illinois
Doctoral advisor	Roger Adams
Doctoral students	Arthur C. Cope, Gilbert J. Stork

Samuel Marion McElvain (December 9, 1897 – April 11, 1973 ) was an American chemist. McElvain studied first at Washington University in St. Louis and received his MS and Ph.D from the University of Illinois in 1923. In 1923 he became professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he retired in 1961.

References

• "The 1961 Madison Organic Chemistry Symposium In Honor of Professor S. M. McElvain".
• Gilbert J. Stork (1983). "Samuel Marion McElvain". Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 54: 220–249.