Egleston, Thomas, 1832-1900

Mineralogist, professor of Engineering, and founder of the Columbia School of Mines.

From the description of Thomas Egleston papers, 1857-1929. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 493895680

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Thomas Egleston was a noted metallurgist and professor of metallurgy and mineralogy at Columbia University's School of Mines, which he helped found along with Charles F. Chandler and Francis Vinton in 1864.

Egleston was born in New York City in 1900 and received his scientific training first at Yale, and then at the Ecole Imperiale des Mines in Paris. He worked for several years at the Smithsonian Institute before returning to New York City to join the faculty of Columbia University.

He was instrumental in founding the Columbia University School of Mines, one of the earliest schools devoted to practical and applied science in the country. He continued to teach at Columbia until his death in 1900.

From the guide to the Thomas Egleston Papers, 1857-1901., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, )