Henry Wheeler
Henry Lord Wheeler (born September 14, 1867 in Chicago , Illinois , † October 30, 1914 in Manhattan , New York ) was an American chemist ( organic chemistry ) at Yale University .
Live and act
Wheeler studied chemistry at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University (graduated in 1890), including with WJ Comstock. In 1893 he received a Ph.D. from Horace L. Wells. , but also published with Samuel Lewis Penfield during this time . After a year of study in Munich and brief activity at the University of Chicago , Wheeler returned to Yale University, where he became a lecturer in 1895 , an associate professor in 1899 and a full professorship in 1908. He retired in 1911.
Wheeler is considered a pioneer in organic chemistry and biochemistry . He dealt mainly with the chemistry of pyrimidines , including cytosine , thymine and uracil . Further work examined the reactions of anilines , pseudothioureas , amidines and hydantoins , especially with halogens and alkyl halides , as well as the halogen derivatives of amino acids , especially alanine , phenylalanine and tyrosine . Treat Baldwin Johnson (with whom he developed the Wheeler-Johnson test for the detection of uracil and cytosine) and David F. McFarland were among his students . Wheeler was a founding editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry .
In 1901 Wheeler was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , and in 1909 a member of the National Academy of Sciences .
Henry Wheeler died in 1914 at the age of 47. His grave is in Graceland Cemetery , Chicago.
Web links
- Live data, publications and Academic pedigree of Henry Lord Wheeler at academictree.org, accessed on April 16 of 2019.
- Vera v. Mainz, Gregory S. Girolami: Wheeler, Henry Lord (PDF; 7.7 kB). In: Genealogy Database.
- Henry Lord Wheeler in the database of Find a Grave (English)
literature
- Stephenson: Who's Who in Science: International. 1913.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henry Wheeler. In: nasonline.org. National Academy of Sciences , accessed April 16, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wheeler, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wheeler, Henry L .; Wheeler, Henry Lord |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1914 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York |