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Benjamin Silliman Sr..
early American chemist and science educator (1779–1864)
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About Benjamin Silliman Sr.
Benjamin Silliman was an American chemist and science educator. He was one of the first American professors of science, the first science professor at Yale, and the first person to use the process of fractional distillation in America. He was a founder of the American Journal of Science, which was sometimes referred to as Silliman's Journal during his lifetime, and is the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States.
Everything about Benjamin Silliman Sr. →- Occupation
- chemist, mineralogist, university teacher, botanist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 8, 1779
- Died
- November 24, 1864