Globus, Alfred R. (1920-2009)
by Hadrien Rambach
Dr. Globus, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, had started his career as Professor of Biochemisty at Fairleigh Dickinson University, but as early as 1940 he licensed a chemical process for the electrolytic recovery of iron from iron ore – and in 1942 created the company that would later become United Guardian, Inc. A consultant to the War Production Board during WWII, he produced tungsten concentrates from 1943 onwards. During his career of sixty-plus years, he was granted more than 35 patents, which allowed him to afford collecting coins and stamps of great importance, as numerous auctions testify.
Bibliography:
- Pete Smith, “American Numismatic Biographies”, Jan-2017 online document, p. 128.
- Hadrien Rambach, “Provenance glossary”, in Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 91: the George W. La Borde collection of Roman aurei – part I, Zurich, 23 May 2016, pp. [67]-[79].
- Hadrien Rambach, “Provenance glossary”, in Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 99: the George W. La Borde collection of Roman aurei – part II, Zurich, 29 May 2017, pp. 47-63.
- Hadrien Rambach, “Provenance glossary”, in Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 105: the George W. La Borde collection of Roman aurei – part III, Zurich, 9 May 2018, pp. 82-105.
This article was first published in a catalogue of auction house Numismatica Ars Classica.
