Marston T. Bogert
Marston Taylor Bogert (April 18, 1868 – March 21, 1954) was an American chemist.
Marston Taylor Bogert | |
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| Born | April 18, 1868 Flushing, New York |
| Died | March 21, 1954 (aged 85) |
| Education | Flushing Institute |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (A.B., 1890) (Honorary Sc.D., 1929) Clark University (Honorary LL.D., 1909) |
| Awards | William H. Nichols Medal (1906) Priestley Medal (1938) Egleston Medal (1939) Charles Frederick Chandler Medal (1949) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry |
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Biography
He was born in Flushing, New York on April 18, 1868[1] and studied at the Flushing Institute, which was a well known private school, where he was a straight-A student.
He entered Columbia College in New York in 1886 and graduated in 1890 with an A.B. degree. He entered the new Columbia School of Mines and gained a PhD in 1894. He stayed on to teach organic chemistry and in 1904 was appointed a full professor, retiring in 1939 as Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry in Residence.[1]
In 1893 he married Charlotte Hoogland.[2]
He was president of the American Chemical Society 1907-8 and president of the Society of Chemical Industry in 1912.
During the First World War he served as a colonel in the US Chemical Warfare Service, and in the Second World War served on the Chemical Industry Branch of the War Production Board.[2]
He died in New York City on March 21, 1954.
Honors and awards
- 1906: Awarded the William H. Nichols Medal
- 1916: He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[1]
- 1936: Awarded the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal[3]
- 1938: Awarded the Priestley Medal by the American Chemical Society.[4]
- From 1938 to 1947, he was the president of IUPAC.[4]
References
- Secretary, O.H.; Sciences, N.A. (1974). Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 45. National Academies Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780309022392. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002" (PDF). June 29, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- "Gold Medal Award Winners". American Institute of Chemists. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- "ACS President: Marston T. Bogert (1907–1908 ) – American Chemical Society". acs.org. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
External links
- Louis P. Hammett (1974). "Marston Taylor Bogert 1868–1954" (PDF). Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 16, 2015.