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'''John Brown Francis Herreshoff''', [[Ph.D.]] (February 7, 1850 - January 30, 1932) was the first [[President of the American Chemical Society]] and first winner of the [[Perkin Medal]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Dr. J. B. Herreshoff Chemist, 81, Dies. Past President of American Chemical Society. Family Noted as Yacht Builders. First American to Receive the Perkin Medal. Invented Process for Making Sulphuric Acid |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F17FC3F5513738DDDA80B94D9405B828FF1D3 |quote=Dr. John Brown Herreshoff, one of the leading metallurgical chemists of the United States, died at his home here today after an illness of three weeks. He was 81 years old ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 31, 1932 |accessdate=2011-04-26 }}</ref>
'''John Brown Francis Herreshoff''', [[Ph.D.]] (February 7, 1850 - January 30, 1932) was the first [[President of the American Chemical Society]]{{fact}}<!-- He never was a president of the ACS, see http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/about/president/acspresidents/index.htm --> and second winner of the [[Perkin Medal]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Dr. J. B. Herreshoff Chemist, 81, Dies. Past President of American Chemical Society. Family Noted as Yacht Builders. First American to Receive the Perkin Medal. Invented Process for Making Sulphuric Acid |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F17FC3F5513738DDDA80B94D9405B828FF1D3 |quote=Dr. John Brown Herreshoff, one of the leading metallurgical chemists of the United States, died at his home here today after an illness of three weeks. He was 81 years old ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 31, 1932 |accessdate=2011-04-26 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==

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John Brown Francis Herreshoff
Born(1850-02-07)February 7, 1850
DiedJanuary 30, 1932(1932-01-30) (aged 81)
ParentCharles Frederick Herreshoff

John Brown Francis Herreshoff, Ph.D. (February 7, 1850 - January 30, 1932) was the first President of the American Chemical Society[citation needed] and second winner of the Perkin Medal.[1]

Biography

He was born on February 7, 1850 in Bristol, Rhode Island to Charles Frederick Herreshoff I. He married Seavie Ridley. In 1908 he won the Perkin Medal. He died on January 30, 1932.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. J. B. Herreshoff Chemist, 81, Dies. Past President of American Chemical Society. Family Noted as Yacht Builders. First American to Receive the Perkin Medal. Invented Process for Making Sulphuric Acid". New York Times. January 31, 1932. Retrieved 2011-04-26. Dr. John Brown Herreshoff, one of the leading metallurgical chemists of the United States, died at his home here today after an illness of three weeks. He was 81 years old ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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