Dr. Peter Frosch of Niskayuna, New York, was born in Summit, New Jersey. He was a retired consultant from the Vorhees Computing Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. He died May 15, 2011.
He received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. He was a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley and also Union College who conducted research in the fields of molecular spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance.
He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, and Sigma Xi.
He loved to garden and grew many varieties of flowers, having planted hundreds of tulip and daffodil bulbs and many lilies. His garden also contained 48 different types of vegetables.
Survived by his wife of 42 years, Pearl Marie Orihel Frosch; daughter, Maria Orihel Frosch Lanterman; son-in-law, Grant Douglass Lanterman; and namesake grandson, Peter Frosch Lanterman.
