Wetherill, Charles Mayer, 1825-1871

After graduating from U. of Pennsylvania in 1845, Wetherill studied with James C. Booth and Martin H. Boyé in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as in Giessen and Paris. Wetherill then worked as a consulting chemist in Philadelphia and in Lafayette, Ind. He was the first chemist in the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and chemist for the Smithsonian Institution. He also lectured on chemistry at the Franklin Institute, University of Maryland, and Lehigh University. Wetherill was a member of American Philosophical Society and served as a judge at New York Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations, 1853-1854.

From the description of Papers : mostly pertaining to chemistry, 1837-1886. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155898497