Gregory P. Baxter
Gregory Paul Baxter (born March 3, 1876 in Somerville , Massachusetts , † February 10, 1953 ) was an American chemist . He is best known for his work on atomic weights .
In 1896, Baxter graduated from Harvard University . From 1897 he was a lecturer at Harvard. In 1899 he earned a Ph.D. from the later Nobel Prize winner Theodore William Richards with his thesis A Revision of the Atomic Weight of Cobalt. in chemistry. After brief teaching positions at Haverford College and Swarthmore College , Baxter was appointed professor at Harvard in 1902. From 1925 he held the professorship named after Richards there. From 1911 to 1932 and from 1938 to 1944 he was chairman of all chemistry at Harvard. In 1944 Baxter retired .
Baxter was into analytical chemistry . Using the latest methods of his time, he produced highly purified samples in order to determine the atomic weight of iodine , phosphorus , iron and silver, among other things . During World War I , Baxter worked for the United States Department of War and ran their chemical warfare laboratory in Cambridge , Massachusetts . During World War II he worked for the Office of Scientific Research and Development .
In 1907 Gregory Baxter was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1916 to the National Academy of Sciences . In 1934 the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society awarded him their Theodore William Richards Medal . From 1929 Baxter was a member, from 1930 to 1947 President of the International Committee on Atomic Weights .
Baxter was married to Amy Baxter; the couple had a daughter.
literature
- Gregory P. Baxter, Long at Harvard; Retired Chemistry Department Chairman, a Faculty Member 39 Years, Is Dead at 76. The New York Times , February 11, 1953.
- Gregory Baxter, Retired Chemist, Succumbs at 76. The Harvard Crimson, February 11, 1953.
Web links
- Biographies, publications and academic family tree of Gregory P. Baxter at academictree.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter B. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Accessed August 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Gregory Baxter. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018 .
- ^ Theodore William Richards Medal Recipients. In: nesacs.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018 .
- ^ National Research Council : Report of the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time . National Academies, 1953, pp. 167 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baxter, Gregory P. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baxter, Gregory, Baxter, Gregory Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Somerville , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1953 |