Benedict, C. Harry 1876-1963.

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C. Harry Benedict was born in Pittsburg, PA in 1876 where he attended public schools until attending Cornell University. Teaching at Cornell for just a year, he soon moved to Michigan's Copper Country to take a job with Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. He was associated with Calumet & Hecla for 50 years, 47 of which were spent as chief metallurgist. Benedict was the author of "Red metal: the Calumet and Hecla story," a history of the company.<CR><CR>He was also a lecturer at Michigan Technological University for 22 years and a member of its Board of Control for 7 years. Already a recipient of an honorary doctorate from the university, Michigan Technological University also honored the late Dr. Benedict in 1964 by renaming the Ores Research Building as the Benedict Laboratory.

From the description of C. Harry Benedict Collection, 1953-1964. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 491217526

C. Harry Benedict was born in Pittsburg, PA in 1876 where he attended public schools until attending Cornell University. Teaching at Cornell for just a year, he soon moved to Michigan's Copper Country to take a job with Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. He was associated with Calumet & Hecla for 50 years, 47 of which were spent as chief metallurgist. He was also a lecturer at Michigan Technological University for 22 years and a member of it's Board of Control for 7 years. Already a recipient of an honorary doctorate from the university, Michigan Technological University also honored the late Dr. Benedict in 1964 by renaming the Ores Research Building as the Benedict Laboratory.

From the description of "Red Metal: The Calumet and Hecla Story" Manuscript, Before 1952. (Michigan Technological University). WorldCat record id: 608085585

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