Robert H. Perry was the second editor of the popular reference work Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook was first published in 1934 and the most current eighth edition was published in October 2007...

, originally edited by his father, John H. Perry, with the first edition published in 1934.

Robert taught at the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 from 1958 to 1964, and was department director of Chemical Engineering from 1961 to 1963. He also taught at the University of Rochester

University of Rochester

The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...

 and the University of Delaware

University of Delaware

The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...

. With Sidney D. Kirkpatrick and Cecil H. Chilton, Perry supervised the production of the 4th edition, published in 1963. Robert H. Perry and Cecil H. Chilton together edited the 5th edition, released early in 1973.

Mr. Chilton having died of heart disease, Dr. Don W. Green was chosen to edit the 6th edition. Robert H. Perry had been an adviser to him during Don's work on a doctoral degree.

During this editorial process, Robert H. Perry - a resident of England in 1978 - was killed as a pedestrian when struck by a car.