Charles Albert Browne Papers 1783-1947 (bulk 1909-1945)

Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875

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Sir Charles Lyell, first baronet, (1797-1875, APS, 1842) was a geologist and lawyer, whose Principles of Geology explained “former changes of the earth’s surface” by means of “modern causes.” Critical of the “catastrophist” views of many contemporary geologists, Lyell considered the earth “a system of balanced antagonistic processes,” a theory later described as uniformitarian. Although he rejected Jean Baptiste Lamarck’s theory of species mutability early in his career, later he favorabl...

Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873

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Swiss-American zoologist and geologist. Professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University. Louis Agassiz was born in Môtier-en-Vuly, Switzerland. He studied at the universities of Zürich, Erlangen (Ph.D., 1829), Heidelberg, and Munich (M.D., 1830). Agassiz studied medicine briefly but turned to zoology, with a special interest in fishes and fossils, while studying under the French naturalist Cuvier. In 1832 he became professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel, Sw...

United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....

McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Bryant, Sophie (Sophie Willock), 1850-1922

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Sophie Bryant (b. Feb. 15, 1850, Dublin, Ireland –d. Aug. 14, 1922, Chamonix, France) Bryant was born Sophie Willock in Dublin, and moved to London as a teenager. She attended Bedford College and married Dr. William Hicks Bryant at age 19 but he died within the year. In 1875, Bryant was hired as a teacher at North London Collegiate School by headmistress Frances Mary Buss and herself became headmistress in 1895 serving until 1918. Bryant became one of the first women to obtain First Class Hon...

Lamb, Arthur Becket, 1880-1952

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Lamb received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard in 1904 and taught chemistry at Harvard. From the description of Lecture notes in Chemistry A, 1940-1941. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228512291 From the description of Lecture notes in Chemistry 7, 1915-1916. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075184 From the description of Lecture notes in Chemistry, 1915-1916. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075183 From the description of L...

Bird, Maurice

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Secretary, Louisiana Sugar Chemists Association. From the description of The Toxic Action of Magnesia on Sugar-Cane [manuscript], 1930. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 397700001 ...

American chemical society

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Grotkass, Rudolf E. (Rudolf Eduard), 1886-

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Alembert, Jean le Rond d', 1717-1783

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French mathematician and physicist. From the description of Letter, 1752 Dec. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86130317 French mathematician and philosopher. From the description of Autograph letter unsigned : Paris, to Mme la Marquise du Deffand, 1753 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131833 From the description of Sur les couleurs qui se forment au foyer des lentilles, et sur les dimensions de ce foyer : autograph manuscript unsigned, undate...

Winthrop, John, 1714-1779

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John Winthrop (Harvard, A.B., 1732, A. M. 1735) taught science, astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. He was the second Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. From the description of Papers of John Winthrop, 1728-1789 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972938 John Winthrop (1738-1779), astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, served as Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy from 1738 to 1779. Winthrop was o...

Brown family

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Browne, Charles Albert, 1870-1947

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Dr. Charles Albert Browne was an eminent agricultural chemist with an international reputation for his work on sugar. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., and then went to Germany where he studied sugar chemistry and received his doctorate at the University of Gottingen in 1901. He spent his career as an agricultural research chemist in the field of sugar chemistry and technology working for both state and federal agencies. From the description ...

Coates, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1866-1939

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Charles Edward Coates arrived at Louisiana State University in 1893 and served for over forty years as a professor of chemistry and chairman of the Department of Chemistry. His personal interest was in sugar chemistry and sugar engineering. He also served concurrently with the Audubon Sugar School as a professor until 1907 and as its dean from 1907 to 1931. From the description of Charles Edward Coates papers, 1891-1954. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 83601098 ...

Pugh, Evan, 1828-1864

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Evan Pugh was Professor of Chemistry, Scientific and Practical Agriculture, Mineralogy, and Analytical Mechanics, and first president (1860-1864) at the forerunner to Pennsylvania State University. From the description of Evan Pugh papers, 1822-1864. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31020132 ...

Deerr, Noël, 1874-

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Newell, Lyman C. (Lyman Churchill), 1867-1933

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Tollens, B. (Bernhard), 1841-1918

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International society of sugar cane technologists

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Rillieux, Norbert, 1806-1894

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1806 March 17 Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the natural son of Vincent Rillieux and Constance Vivant 1830 Sent to Paris, France to be educated. Published some technical studies that ranked him as an engineer of highest ability. 1834 Invented the Multiple Evaporator and its application into the s...

New York Sugar Trade Laboratory

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Niese, Henry E., 1848-1929

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Sarton, George, 1884-1956

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Historian of science, George Alfred Leon Sarton was born on August 31, 1884, in Ghent, Belgium. He studied the natural sciences at the University of Ghent, and received his D.Sc. in 1911. Escaping to England before World War I, Sarton then came to the United States in 1915. After spending some time in lecturing positions, Sarton came to Harvard University in 1920, was made a full professor there in 1940 and retired in 1951 when he was made professor emeritus. He was founder of th...

Loeb, Morris, 1863-1912

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Becquerel, Henri, 1852-1908

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Physicist. Major affiliations include: National Administration of Bridges and Highways, Paris, 1874-; Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, 1876-; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, 1878-. From the description of Papers, ca. 1870-ca. 1908. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82065529 ...

Waller, Elwyn, 1846-

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Lippmann, Edmund O. von (Edmund Oskar), 1857-

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Smith, Edgar F. (Edgar Fahs), 1854-1928

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Professor of Chemistry, Vice-Provost (1898-1910), and Provost (1910-1920), University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Edgar Fahs Smith papers, circa 1870-1940. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 213494303 Edgar Fahs Smith was Provost of the University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Letter to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1916. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884095 A politi...

History of science society

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Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804

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Joseph Priestley was an English clergyman, political theorist, and physical scientist whose work contributed to advances in liberal political and religious thought and in experimental chemistry. He is best remembered for his contribution to the chemistry of gases. He relocated to Northumberland, Pa. From the description of Joseph Priestley papers, 1777-1835. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53101438 Priestley and Vaughan, amongst others, founded...

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Harrison, John Burchmore, Sir, 1856-1926

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