Educator; born in
Boston, Mass., March 20, 1834; graduated at Harvard University in 1853; was a tutor in mathematics at Harvard and a student in chemistry with
Prof. Josiah P. Cooke, 1854-58; served as
Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Chemistry, Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard, in 1858-63; when he went abroad, studied chemistry and investigated
European educational methods.
In 1865-69 he was
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in 1869 became president of Harvard University.
He is a Fellow of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, etc. He has given many noteworthy addresses on educational and scientific subjects.
He is the author of
Manual of qualitative chemical analysis (with
Prof. Francis H. Storer);
Manual of Inorganic Chemistry (with the same);
Five American contributions to civilization, and other essays;
Educational reform, etc.
