Samuel Philip Sadtler
Samuel Philip Sadtler (born July 18, 1847 in Pine Grove (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) , † December 20, 1923 in Philadelphia ) was an American chemist.
He was the son of a Lutheran minister and studied at Pennsylvania College (graduation 1867), Lehigh University and Yale University (Lawrence Scientific School) with a bachelor's degree in 1870. He then went to Göttingen, where he received his doctorate in 1871. He taught from 1871 as a professor at Pennsylvania College and from 1874 to 1891 at the University of Pennsylvania . After that he was professor at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy until his retirement in 1916. In Philadelphia he founded the chemistry consulting firm Samuel P. Sadtler & Son.
In 1908 he was a co-founder of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its first president (until 1909). The company founded its journal Transactions of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers that same year. He was also active in the Lutheran Church.
Fonts
- Chemical Experimentation, being a hand-book of lecture-experiments in inorganic chemistry, Louisville: JP Morton 1877
- A hand-book of industrial organic chemistry adapted for the use of manufacturers, chemists, and all interested in the utilization of organic materials in the industrial arts, Philadelphia: Lippincott 1892, 4th edition 1912
- with Virgil Coblentz: A textbook of chemistry intended for the use of pharmaceutical and medical students, Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1895, 4th edition 1912
literature
- Obituary in Science, Vol. 59, 1924, pp. 183-184
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sadtler, Samuel Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pine Grove (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1923 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |