Hemmendinger, Henry, 1915-2003

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Henry Hemmendinger was born April 1, 1915 and dedicated his life to the study of color science. In 1952 Hemmendinger partnered with Hugh Davidson and created Davidson & Hemmendinger (D&H). Using technologies developed during their Navy days the duo developed COMIC, a colorant-mixture analog computer, first introduced in 1958. Shortly after developing COMIC II in 1967, D&H was sold to Kollmorgen and was combined with Macbeth Instrument Development Laboratories. Hemmendinger opted not to stay with Kollmorgen and in 1970 he formed his own consulting firm, the Hemmendinger Color Laboratory (HCL). Here he continued his dedication to standards, choosing to focus on the distribution of colorimetric and spectrophotometric standards. Like his previous work, Hemmendinger sought to test instrument calibration, using metameric pairs to assess instrument performance. Hemmendinger continued to write and teach about color for the remainder of his life. Hemmendinger died in his Princeton, NJ home August 16, 2003.

From the description of Henry Hemmendinger papers, 1931-2000 (bulk, 1960-1985). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 650095055

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associatedWith American Chemical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith American Society for Testing Materials. corporateBody
associatedWith Billmeyer, Fred W. person
associatedWith Brill, Michael H. person
associatedWith Council for Optical Radiation Measurements (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Davidson & Hemmendinger. corporateBody
associatedWith Davidson, Hugh R. person
associatedWith Fairman, Hugh S. person
associatedWith Ford Motor Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Godlove, I. H., 1892-1954. person
associatedWith Grum, Franc C. person
associatedWith Hsia, J. J. person
associatedWith Illuminating Engineering Research Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith International Colour Association. corporateBody
associatedWith International Commission on Illumination. corporateBody
associatedWith Inter-Society Color Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnston-Feller, Ruth, 1923-2000. person
associatedWith Judd, Deane Brewster, 1900-1972. person
associatedWith Keegan, Harry J. (Harry Joseph), 1903- . person
associatedWith Kuehni, Rolf G. person
associatedWith Levison, Henry W. person
associatedWith Luke, Joy Turner. person
associatedWith Mielenz, K. D. person
associatedWith Mobay Chemical Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Munsell Color Company, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain). corporateBody
associatedWith National Research Council (U.S.). corporateBody
associatedWith Nickerson, Dorothy, 1900-1985. person
associatedWith Nicodemus, Fred E. (Fred Edwin), 1911- . person
associatedWith Pfizer Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Rochester Institute of Technology. corporateBody
associatedWith Society of Dyers and Colourists. corporateBody
associatedWith Stearns, E. I., 1911-1992. person
associatedWith Tech, Jack L. person
associatedWith United States. National Bureau of Standards. corporateBody
associatedWith Venable, William Mayo, 1871-1955. person
associatedWith Winey, Ray. person
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Black pigment
Blue pigment
Color
Color
Color
Colorant
Colorfastness (Textiles)
Colorimetry
Coloring matter
Color in the ceramic industries
Color in the textile industries
Color mixture
Colors
Color vision
Dyes and dyeing
Glass
Human skin color
Lighting
Metamerism
Opal glass
Paint
Patents
Phthalocyanines
Pigments
Reflectometer
Spectrophotometry
White pigment
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Death 2003

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