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Marston T. Bogert | |
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| Born | Marston Taylor Bogert April 18, 1868 Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1954 (aged 85) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Flushing Institute |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (AB) Columbia School of Mines (PhD) |
| Awards | William H. Nichols Medal (1906) Priestley Medal (1938) Egleston Medal (1939) Charles Frederick Chandler Medal (1949) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry |
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Marston Taylor Bogert (April 18, 1868 – March 21, 1954) was an American chemist.
He was born in Flushing, New York on April 18, 1868[1] and studied at the Flushing Institute.[citation needed]
He entered Columbia College in New York in 1886 and graduated in 1890 with an A.B. degree. He entered the new Columbia School of Mines and gained a PhD in 1894. He stayed on to teach organic chemistry and in 1904 was appointed a full professor, retiring in 1939 as emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry in Residence.[1]
In 1893 he married Charlotte Hoogland.[2]
He was president of the American Chemical Society 1907-8 and president of the Society of Chemical Industry in 1912.[citation needed]
During the First World War he served as a colonel in the U.S. Chemical Warfare Service, and in the Second World War served on the Chemical Industry Branch of the War Industries Board.[2]
He died in New York City on March 21, 1954.[citation needed]
