Eugène Jules Houdry | |
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![]() Eugene Houdry, 1919 | |
Born | |
Died | July 18, 1962 | (aged 70)
Nationality | French, later naturalised American |
Alma mater | École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Chalons-sur-Marne |
Known for | Catalytic cracking |
Awards | Croix de Guerre, Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Perkin Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineering |
Institutions | Socony Vacuum, Sun Oil, Oxy-Catalyst |
Eugène Jules Houdry (Domont, France, April 18, 1892 – Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1962)[1] was a mechanical engineer who graduated from École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in 1911. Houdry served as a lieutenant in a tank company in the French Army during World War One, receiving the French Legion of Honour. He helped innovate catalytic cracking of petroleum feed stocks,[2][3][4][5] for which he received the Perkin Medal among others.[2]
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