Dr. Russell C. Erb (1899-1968) was a prominent professor of physiological chemistry who lived in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. from LaFayette College in 1921 and an M.S. in Education from Temple University in 1926. He wrote several scientific texts, including The Common Scents of Smell: How the Nose Knows and What It All Shows! (Cleveland: World Pub. Co., 1968), Poisoning the Public: Daily Contacts with Toxic Materials as Civilization Marches on (Philadelphia: Dorrance, 1937), and Physiological Chemistry (Easton, Pa.: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1929).
William H. Erb was a pastor. He married Andora Fryer in 1896.
From the guide to the Erb family papers, 1893-1981, (Conshohocken Historical Society)
