Charles Loring Jackson
Charles Loring Jackson (born April 4, 1847 in Boston , † October 31, 1935 ) was an American chemist. He brought organic chemistry from Germany to the USA.
After graduating from Harvard College in 1867 , he became an assistant professor there. In the early 1870s he continued his studies at the University of Heidelberg with Robert Bunsen and August Wilhelm von Hofmann . In 1872 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1875 he returned to Harvard. In 1883 he became a member of the National Academy of Sciences .
Around 1895 he worked with his student FB Gallivan on derivatives of unsymmetrical tribromobenzenes .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Encyclopedia.com: The 1930s: Science and Technology: Deaths ( Memento from September 6, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jackson, Charles Loring |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1935 |