Herbert Newby McCoy
Herbert Newby McCoy (born June 29, 1870 in Richmond (Indiana) , † May 7, 1945 in Los Angeles ) was an American chemist.
McCoy studied at Purdue University , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1893 and his master's degree in 1893. In 1898 he was at the University of Chicago at Julius Stieglitz with the work On the hydrochloride of Carbophenylimido Derivatives doctorate . He then worked at North Dakota State University , was an assistant professor at the University of Utah , taught at the University of Chicago from 1901 to 1917, and then went into industry as Vice President of the Lindsay Light and Chemical Company from 1919 and President of Carnotite Reduction Company in Chicago.
He published on physical chemistry, radioactivity, and rare earths .
In 1937 he received the Willard Gibbs Medal .
He was married to the chemist Ethel Terry, with whom he also wrote an Introduction to General Chemistry, 1919.
Purdue University's Herbert Newby McCoy Award is named after him. It is a science research award for students or faculty members at Purdue University.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographies, publications and academic family tree of Herbert N. McCoy at academictree.org, accessed on January 2, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCoy, Herbert Newby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1945 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |