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Portrait of Herbert H. Dow (1866–1930)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Herbert H. Dow (1866–1930), founder of Dow Chemical Company.
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Portrait photography, Dow Chemical Company, Portraits, Industrialists, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
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Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler (1836-1925), an industrial chemist whose research concerning sugar refining, gas manufacturing, and chemical education greatly impacted public sanitation and health.
Charles…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Public health, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, Chemists, Portraits, Sanitation
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Portrait of Henry Heide (1846-1931)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Henry Heide (1846-1931), known in his time as the dean of American candy manufacturers. A native of Germany, Heide immigrated to the United States in 1866 and ran a retail grocery store in Pittsburgh before…
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Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), best known for his discovery of periodic law and creation of the periodic table of elements.
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Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925)
- Circa 1900
Portrait of William Francis Hillebrand (1853-1925). Hillebrand was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 12, 1853, the son of renowned botanist William Hillebrand (1821-1886). William Francis Hillebrand studied at…
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Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927)
- 1904
Portrait of Ira Remsen (1846-1927). Along with Constantin Fahlberg, Remsen discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin in 1879.
A native of New York City, Remsen received his M.D. from the Columbia University…
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Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954)
- Circa 1907
Portrait of Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954), American Chemical Society President (1907-1908) known for his work on the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes.
Marston Taylor Bogert…
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Portrait of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922). The son of a doctor, Takamine graduated from the College of Science and Engineering of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1879 and, with support from the Japanese government,…
- Manufacturer Alman & Co.
- Subject Chemical engineering, Enzymes, Takamine, Jokichi, 1854-1922, Hormones, Chemists, Portraits, Biochemistry
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Portrait of Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931)
- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856-1931), inventor of the Acheson process to synthesize graphite and silicon carbide and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite.
Edward Goodrich Acheson…
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Portrait of Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945)
- 1910s
Portrait of American chemist Martin Hill Ittner (1870-1945), one of the first chemists in the United States to develop successful methods for the hydrogenation of fatty oils, which helps turn liquid oils into solids.
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Portrait of Arthur Dehon Little (1863-1935)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Arthur Dehon Little (1863-1935), a pioneer of chemical engineering practice and principles who helped establish chemical engineering as a separate profession with a distinct approach and training method.
A…
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Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927)
- 1910s
Portrait of Milton Whitney (1860-1927), Chief of the Division of Agricultural Soil (later alternately known as the Division of Soils and/or Bureau of Soils), a partner in the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS).…
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Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Schmucker Sadtler (1873-1954), graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel…
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Portrait of Isaac Ott (1847-1916)
- Circa 1910
Portrait of Isaac Ott (1847-1916). Ott was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1847 and graduated from Lafayette College (class of 1867). Ott went onto study medicine at the University of…
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Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928)
- 1910s
Portrait of Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928), a chemist and educator best known for his association with the University of Pennsylvania and the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry.
Edgar Fahs…
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Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914)
- 1910s
Portrait of Herman Frasch (1851-1914), a chemist and engineer best known for his work in the petroleum industry.
Herman Frasch was born on December 25, 1851 in Gaildorf, Germany. Frasch was schooled at the Gymnasium in…
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Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923)
- 1910s
Portrait of Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923), a charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Samuel Philip Sadtler was born on July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove, Schyulkill…
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Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964)
- 1910s
Portrait of P.B. (Philip Bridges) Sadtler (1884-1964), chemical engineer and son of charter member and first President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Samuel Phillip Sadtler (1847-1923).
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Portrait of Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954)
- Circa 1915
Portrait of Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954), President of the the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1915-1919) and a member of the Board of Directors. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he also…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
- Circa 1916
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of Albert Edward Marshall (b. 1883)
- Circa 1916
Portrait of Albert Edward Marshall (b. 1883). A native of Liverpool, England, Marshall studied at the Liverpool Institute (1898-1900) and Liverpool University College (1900-01). In 1902, Marshall joined the United…
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Portrait of William H. Walker (1869-1934)
- Circa 1917
Portrait of William H. Walker (1869-1934), a pioneer of chemical engineering practice and principles in the United States.
William H. Walker was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1869 and graduated from Penn State…
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Portrait of Irénée du Pont (1876-1963)
- Circa 1919
Portrait of Irénée du Pont (1876-1963), chemical engineer and President of the the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1919-1926).
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Portrait of John Edgar Teeple (1874-1931)
- 1920s
Portrait of American chemist John Edgar Teeple (1874 – 1931), best known for his discovery of a process for separating potash from borax.
John Edgar Teeple was born on January 4, 1874 in Kempton, Illinois and educated…
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Portrait of Herbert Freundlich (1880-1941)
- 1920s – circa
Portrait of Herbert Freundlich (1880-1941). A student of Wilhelm Ostwald, Freundlich received his doctorate from the University of Leipzig in 1903 following his dissertation on the precipitation (coagulation) of colloid…