Marston T. Bogert
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| Marston T. Bogert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1868 Flushing, New York |
| Died | 21 March 1954 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | American chemist |
Marston Taylor Bogert (1868–1954) 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 Production Board.[2]
He died in New York City on March 21, 1954.
Honors and awards
- 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 in 1938.[4]
- From 1938 to 1947, he was the president of IUPAC.[4]
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