Chemist, Dr. William Duncan McNally, and H. J. Carlin, sitting in a room in 1916

William Duncan McNally (July 8, 1882 – June 29, 1961) was the chief chemist in the Cook County Department of Public Health and the chief chemist for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.[1][2] He invented an early breathalyzer in 1927.[3]

He was a holder of M.D.

Biography

William Duncan McNally was born on July 8, 1882, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Elizabeth and Edward Henry McNally.[4][5] He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1905.[6][7]

He married Helen Marie Pierce on September 22, 1906, in Chicago, Illinois. By 1911 he was working as a chemist at Armour and Company in East St. Louis, Illinois.[6][8]

By 1918 he was the toxicologist for the Cook County Department of Public Health.[4] He invented an early breathalyzer in 1927.[3]

He died on June 29, 1961, in Mobile, Alabama.

Works

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Contributor's Column, W. D. McNally". Chemical Bulletin. February 1, 1923. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Contributor's Column, W. D. McNally". Chemical Bulletin. p. 32. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. 1 2 "Test a Tippler's Breath". Popular Science. August 1, 1927. p. 56. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. 1 2 William Duncan McNally in the World War I draft registration
  5. ↑ William Duncan McNally in the World War II draft registration
  6. 1 2 "Class of '05". Michigan Alumnus. 1910. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  7. ↑ General Register for University of Michigan for 1904. University of Michigan. 1904. p. 297.
  8. ↑ "The Determination of Nitrogen in Commercial Ammoniates of High Nitrogen Content". Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. September 1, 1911.
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