William Henry Emerson
American chemist
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- PhD Chemistry University of Göttingen
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William Henry "Big Doc" Emerson was an American chemist. Life William Henry Emerson was born in Tunnel Hill, Georgia in 1860 to Matilda Caroline Austin, daughter of Clisbe Austin, and Caleb J. Emerson. He joined the United States Naval Academy at age 16, graduating in 1880. Emerson spent the next several years as an officer in the U.S. Navy before enrolling in graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University in October 1883. At Johns Hopkins, Emerson studied chemistry under Ira Remsen. He graduated with his Ph.D. in 1886 and accepted a faculty position at the South Carolina Military Academy . In 1888, Emerson left this position to join the faculty at the newly formed Georgia School of Technology as an assistant professor. When he joined the faculty at Georgia Tech, Emerson held the only American-earned scientific doctorate among the three other professors. Emerson remained at Georgia Tech for the rest of his life, having been appointed its first dean in 1910. He died in 1924 while still a member of the faculty.
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