Marston T. Bogert | |
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| Born | Marston Taylor Bogert April 18, 1868 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1954 (aged 85) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Flushing Institute |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (AB) Columbia School of Mines (PhD) |
| 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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Marston Taylor Bogert (April 18, 1868 – March 21, 1954) was an American chemist.
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 Industries Board.[2]
He died in New York City on March 21, 1954.
Honors and awards
- 1906: Awarded the William H. Nichols Medal
- 1909: He was elected to the American Philosophical Society[3]
- 1914: He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[4]
- 1916: He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.[1]
- 1936: Awarded the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal[5]
- 1938: Awarded the Priestley Medal by the American Chemical Society.[6]
- From 1938 to 1947, he was the president of IUPAC.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Secretary, O.H.; Sciences, N.A. (1974). Biographical Memoirs. Vol. 45. National Academies Press. p. 99. ISBN 9780309022392. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Marston Taylor Bogert". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. February 9, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Gold Medal Award Winners". American Institute of Chemists. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- 1 2 "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.