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By the time I entered college, I had decided not to have children, a decision that was never regretted. Accordingly, I was careful to court only girls who wanted to have professional careers.
Donald Cram
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Donald Cram
Age: 82 †
Born: 1919
Born: April 22
Died: 2001
Died: June 17
Chemist
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University Teacher
Denver
Colorado
Donald James Cram
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