American chemist and high jumper
Anton Behme Burg (October 18, 1904 – November 18, 2003) was an American chemist and high jumper . He was chairman of the University of Southern California chemistry department and an expert on boron .
Burg joined USC in 1939 as an assistant professor. He built up USC's chemistry department, making it one of the best chemistry departments in the United States by the 1950s. He recruited Sidney Benson, Jerry Donohue , and Arthur Adamson as faculty. Burg retired in 1974.
During his time with Morris S. Kharasch at the University of Chicago , he worked with Herbert C. Brown , who won a Nobel Prize for his work following up on Burg's research.
Burg was also an accomplished high jumper , and he was the 1927 NCAA outdoor high jump champion.[ 1] He was also national champion at the 1931 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships .[ 2]
Standing high jump High jump 1906 : Herbert Gidney 1907 : Harry Porter 1908 : Harry Porter 1909 : Harry Porter 1910 : Harry Grumpelt 1911 : Samuel Lawrence 1913 : John Johnstone 1914 : Eugene Jennings 1915 : Wesley Oler 1916 : Jo Loomis 1917 : Jo Loomis 1918 : Egon Erickson 1919 : Walter Whalen 1920 : Walter Whalen 1921 : Richmond Landon 1922 : Leroy Brown 1923 : Harold Osborn 1924 : Harold Osborn 1925 : Harold Osborn 1926 : Harold Osborn 1927 : Charles W. Major 1928 : Anton Burg 1929 : Charles W. Major 1930 : Anton Burg 1931 : Anton Burg 1932 : George Spitz 1933 : George Spitz 1934 : Walter Marty , George Spitz 1935 : Cornelius Johnson 1936 : Ed Burke 1937 : Ed Burke 1938 : Lloyd Thompson 1939 : Mel Walker 1940 : Arthur Byrnes 1941 : Mel Walker 1942 : Adam Berry , Josh Williamson 1943 : Bill Vessie , Josh Williamson 1944 : Dave Albritton , Bill Vessie 1945 : Ken Wiesner , Josh Williamson 1946 : John Vislocky 1947 : John Vislocky 1948 : John Vislocky 1949 : Dick Phillips 1950 : John Vislocky 1951 : John Heintzmann , Jack Razetto , Josh Williamson 1952 : Lewis Hall 1953 : Lewis Hall 1954 : Herman Wyatt 1955 : Lewis Hall , Ernie Shelton 1956 : Ernie Shelton 1957 : Phil Reavis 1958 : Herman Wyatt 1959 : John Thomas 1960 : John Thomas 1961 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd) 1962 : John Thomas 1963 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , John Thomas (2nd) 1964 : John Thomas 1965 : Valeriy Brumel (URS ) , Gene Johnson (3rd) 1966 : John Thomas 1967 : John Rambo 1968 : Valentin Gavrilov (URS ) , Steve Kelly (2nd) 1969 : John Rambo 1970 : Otis Burrell 1971 : Reynaldo Brown 1972 : Gene White 1973 : Dwight Stones 1974 : Tom Woods 1975 : Dwight Stones 1976 : Robert Forget (CAN ) , Bill Knoedel (2nd) 1977 : Paul Underwood 1978 : Dwight Stones 1979 : Benn Fields 1980 : Franklin Jacobs 1981 : Jeff Woodard 1982 : Dwight Stones 1983 : Tyke Peacock 1984 : Dennis Lewis 1985 : Jim Howard 1986 : Jim Howard 1987 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd) 1988 : Igor Paklin (URS ) , Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd) 1989 : Troy Kemp (BAH ) , Tom McCants (2nd) 1990 : Hollis Conway 1991 : Javier Sotomayor (CUB ) , Hollis Conway (2nd) 1992 : Hollis Conway 1993 : Hollis Conway 1994 : Hollis Conway 1995 : Tony Barton 1996 : Charles Austin 1997 : Charles Austin 1998 : Sam Hill 1999 : Henry Patterson 2000 : Matt Hemingway 2001 : Nathan Leeper 2002 : Nathan Leeper 2003 : Charles Austin 2004 : Jamie Nieto 2005 : Tora Harris 2006 : Adam Shunk 2007 : Tora Harris 2008 : Andra Manson 2009 : Andra Manson 2010 : Jesse Williams 2011 : Jesse Williams 2012 : Jesse Williams 2013 : Dusty Jonas 2014 : Erik Kynard 2015 : Erik Kynard 2016 : Erik Kynard 2017 : Erik Kynard 2018 : Erik Kynard 2019 : Jeron Robinson 2020 : Erik Kynard 2022 : JuVaughn Harrison 2023 : Shelby McEwen 2024 : Shelby McEwen Notes