Irwin G. Priest

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Who is Irwin G. Priest?

Irwin G. Priest was born on the 27th January 1886. He received his bachelors degree in 1907 from the University of Ohio. He went to work for the Bureau of Standards straight from college and after just 6 years was promoted to Chief of Colorimetry Section of the Optics division. He was named the first honorary lifetime member of the American Oil Chemists' Society in 1913 for his work on oil color grading. He was elected president of the Optical Society of America and served from 1928 to 1929.

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