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Portrait of Benjamin Silliman

  • 1866

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Bust portrait engraving of American chemist and science educator Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864). One of the first American professors of science, Silliman founded the American Journal of Science. He notably discovered a way to distill petroleum.

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Fisher, George Park. “Portrait of Benjamin Silliman.” Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL. D. New York, New York: Scribner & Co., 1866. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/d9rjw7e.

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