Benjamin Silliman
Chemist, Academic
1779 – 1864
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Who was Benjamin Silliman?
Benjamin Silliman was an early American chemist and science educator. He was one of first American professors of science, at Yale College, the first person to distill petroleum, and a founder of the American Journal of Science, the oldest scientific journal in the United States.
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- Born
- Aug 8, 1779
Trumbull - Also known as
- Benjamin Silliman, Sr.
- Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
( - 1796) - University of Edinburgh
(1805 - ) - Master of Arts, Yale University
( - 1799) - University of Pennsylvania
Chemistry
- Bachelor of Arts, Yale University
- Employment
- Yale University
- Died
- Nov 24, 1864
New Haven - Resting place
- Grove Street Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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