ACS President: William F. Hillebrand (1853-1925)
Served as President: 1906
His calling attention to the large quantities of potash that were lost during the processing of Portland Cement later led to the recovery of said potash which became a valuable commercial product
Much of the credit for establishment of the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry goes to him
Education:
- PhD, 1875, University of Heidelberg, Inorganic Chemistry
Career Highlights:
- Partner in assaying firm, Leadville, CO, 1873 - 1880
- Chemist, US Geological Survey, Colorado, 1880 – 1885, Washington DC, 1885 - 1892
- Professor, general chemistry and physics, National College of Pharmacy, Washington DC (now part of George Washington University), 1892 -1910
- Chief chemist, National Bureau of Standards, 1908 -1925
Notable Accomplishments:
His work on analysis of rocks showed accurate methods of determining minor constituents
Authority on mineralogy and precise analysis of mineralogical analysis
Major Awards and Honors:
Service to Science:
Did you know
. . . that he was referred to by his staff as “The Supreme Court of Analytical Chemistry”, due to his exacting standards?
. . . that in 1890 he isolated nitrogen from the gases released when uraninite is dissolved in sulfuric acid, and he narrowly missed discovering helium?
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