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He graduated from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1886 and received the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] at [[Munich]] in 1889. After |
He was the son of Alexander Smith, an Edinburgh musician, and was educated at [[Edinburgh College]]. He graduated from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1886 and received the degree of [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] at [[Munich]] in 1889. <ref name = AS> {{cite web|url= http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|title= Biographical Index|accessdate = 28 November 2014}} </ref> |
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After moving to the United States, Smith was [[Professor]] of [[chemistry]] and [[mineralogy]] at [[Wabash College]] (1890-94) and later a [[faculty (university)|faculty]] member at the [[University of Chicago]] (1895-1911). His former student [[James Bert Garner]] at Wabash College went on to invent the gas mask. In 1911 he was called to [[Columbia University]] to be Professor and head of the department of chemistry, and in the same year he held the presidency of the [[American Chemical Society]]. He was elected to the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] in 1915. |
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In 1905 he married Sarah Bowles. He died in Edinburgh. |
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* 1909: Awarded [[Keith Medal|Kieth Prize]] by the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. <ref name = AS> |
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Alexander Smith (1865-1922) was an American chemist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Biography
He was the son of Alexander Smith, an Edinburgh musician, and was educated at Edinburgh College. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1886 and received the degree of Ph.D. at Munich in 1889. [1]
After moving to the United States, Smith was Professor of chemistry and mineralogy at Wabash College (1890-94) and later a faculty member at the University of Chicago (1895-1911). His former student James Bert Garner at Wabash College went on to invent the gas mask. In 1911 he was called to Columbia University to be Professor and head of the department of chemistry, and in the same year he held the presidency of the American Chemical Society. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1915.
In 1905 he married Sarah Bowles. He died in Edinburgh.
Honours and Awards
- 1909: Awarded Kieth Prize by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. <ref name = AS>
Publications
- Laboratory Outline of General Chemistry (1899)
- The Teaching of Chemistry and Physics (1902), with Prof. E. H. Hall
- Introduction to General Inorganic Chemistry (1906; second edition, 1912)
- General Chemistry for Colleges (1908; revised edition, 1916)
- A Text-Book of Elementary Chemistry (1914)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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- 1865 births
- 1922 deaths
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- American chemists
- American science writers
- American textbook writers
- People from Edinburgh
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Columbia University faculty
- University of Chicago faculty
- Science teachers
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences