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Hill, Henry A. Dr.
The name of the article is Tony Hill, noted in ceramics field, dies in Egypt. Anthony Hill was buried in Cairo, Egypt November 6, 1975. Mrs. Evans Hill, 724 South 21St. said he died of a heart attack. He was a graduate of Bartlett High school. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hill. His father was the head waiter at the Hotel Robidoux. His father was editor and publisher of a local newspaper called The Protest.
Mr. Hill was a lamp manufacturer who operated Tony Hill's Ceramics Workshop for 31 years in Los Angeles. He was a trained social worker who moved from New York to Los Angeles in 1942. His work is found in homes, furniture stores and art salons throughout the world. All are signed Tony.
Mr. Hill earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He did graduate work in sociology at the University of Chicago, Columbia University in New York and the New York School of Social work. He studied arts and ceramics at the University of Southern California. Mr. Hill is survived by a brother, Dr. Henry A. Hill of Boston Massachusetts.
St. Joseph News-Press November 10, 1975, is an article about Dr. Hill in line for Chemical Sociality Helm. He is the first black chemist to lead the 99-year-old society. He was born in St. Joseph in 1915. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1936 and his Doctor of Science in 1961 from Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1942 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Hill is president of Riverside Research Laboratories, Haverhill, MA. He has served in this capacity since 1961.He will serve on the board for three years beginning January 1, 1975.Collection
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