Robert Ogden Doremus
Robert Ogden Doremus ( January 11, 1824 - March 22, 1906 ) was an American chemist.
His parents were Thomas Cornelius Doremus and Sarah, geb. Platt Haines.
He was a professor of chemistry and physics at the City College of New York and a distinguished forensic chemist. He invented fire extinguishers and compressed gunpowder. From 1853 he campaigned for public health and was the first to use chlorinated water for disinfection when cholera occurred .
He was also president of the New York Philharmonic and friend of Ole Bull .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Picture History: Robert Ogden Doremus (1824–1906) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Faculty Details: Mr. Robert Ogden Doremus ( Memento June 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Edward T. James: Notable American Women 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary . Harvard University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-674-62734-2 , pp. 500 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ^ Einar Haugen, Einar Ingvald Haugen: Ole Bull: Norway's Romantic Musician and Cosmopolitan Patriot . Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1993, ISBN 0-299-13250-1 , pp. 162 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doremus, Robert Ogden |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1824 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1906 |