ACS President: Francis P. Venable (1856-1934)
Served as President: 1905
Published a monograph in 1922, “Zirconium”, that remained a standard work for many years
Lectured on the history of chemistry for more than 40 years, perhaps longer than any other American who taught the subject
Education:
- Ph.D., 1880, University of Goettingen, Chemistry
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Did You Know
. . . that he taught high school in New Orleans for a short while?
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