Josiah Parsons Cooke
Josiah Parsons Cooke (born October 12, 1827 in Boston , † September 3, 1894 in Newport , Rhode Island ) was an American chemist.
He studied at Harvard University from 1844 to 1848 . After a year abroad, he became a tutor for mathematics at Harvard in 1849, then a lecturer and, in 1850, professor for chemistry and mineralogy. In his first scientific publication in 1852 he described an arsenic crystal . In 1853 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1872 to the National Academy of Sciences .
One of Cooke's main merits is his commitment to increasing practical relevance in chemistry courses in schools. His 1872 book The New Chemistry has been translated into several languages. His study on the weight of the antimony atom, published in 1880 , received international attention.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Cooke, Josiah Parsons in The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography . White, New York 1893-1947
- ↑ Charles L. Jackson: Memoir of Josiah Parsons Cooke (PDF; 365 kB)
- ^ Cooke, Josiah Parsons in James Grant Wilson and John Fiske (Eds.): Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography . Appleton, New York 1888-1889
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| SURNAME | Cooke, Josiah Parsons |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1894 |
| Place of death | Newport , Rhode Island , United States |