Campbell Morfit
Campbell Morfit (19 November 1820 – 8 December 1897) was a distinguished chemist from the United States, co-editor with James Curtis Booth of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850).[1]
Life
Morfit was born in
Columbian University in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
.
Before graduating, he began to study chemistry in the laboratory of James C. Booth in Philadelphia.[1]
He assisted Booth in development of a new method of refining gold, and in 1850 was assigned a share of the patent rights.[2]
In 1853 he established a laboratory at Pikesville Arsenal in Maryland, where he investigated gun metal, co-authoring a report with James Booth on the subject for the United States Ordnance department.
He was the first teacher at the chemical department of the Maryland Institute
, and from 1854 to 1858 was professor of applied chemistry there.
He then moved to New York City, where he continued to practice chemistry until emigrating to London in 1861.[1]
Morfit was a fellow of the
Institute of Chemistry.[1] His principal works were Applied Chemistry in the Manufacture of Soaps and Candles (1847); Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manipulations (1848); A Report of the Progress of the Chemical Arts, prepared with Booth for the Smithsonian institution (1851); Perfumery, its Manufacture and Use (1852-5); Oleic Soaps (1871); and Mineral Phosphates (1873).[3]
He and James Booth were co-editors of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, and he wrote many other books and articles.
Morfit died in London on 8 December 1897.[1]
Bibliography
- Campbell Morfit (1847). Chemistry applied to the manufacture of soap and candles: A thorough exposition of the principles and practice of the trade, in all their minutiæ, based upon the most recent discoveries in science and improvements in art. Carey and Hart.
- Campbell Morfit; Elisabeth Celnart (1847). Perfumery: its manufacture and use ... Carey and Hart.
- Campbell Morfit (1848). Manures, their composition, preparation, and action upon soils: with the quantities to be applied. Being a field companion for the farmer. From the French of standard authorities. Lindsay and Blakiston.
- Campbell Morfit, ISBN 978-0-608-41028-9.
- James Curtis Booth; Campbell Morfit (1850). The encyclopedia of chemistry, practical and theoretical: embracing its application to the arts, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, medicine, and pharmacy. H.C. Baird.
- James Curtis Booth; Campbell Morfit (1851). On recent improvements in the chemical arts. Smithsonian Inst.
- Julia de Fontenelle (Jean-Sébastien-Eugène, M.), François Malepeyre (1852). Campbell Morfit (ed.). The arts of tanning, currying, and leather dressing;: theoretically and practically considered in all their details. Henry Carey Baird, No. 7 Hart's Building, Sixth Street, above Chestnut.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Campbell Morfit (1856). A treatise on chemistry applied to the manufacture of soap and candles: being a thorough exposition, in all their minutiae, of the principles and practice of the trade, based upon the most recent discoveries in science and art. Parry and McMillan.
- Campbell Morfit (1857). Chemical and pharmaceutical manipulations. Lindsay and Blakiston.
- John Henry Alexander; Campbell Morfit (1861). Experiments on Mr. Babbage's method of distinguishing light-houses: reported to a committee of the United States Light-House Board. Govt. Print. Off.
- JAMES C. BOOTH; AND CAMPBELL MORFIT. (1862). miscellaneous collections.
- Campbell Morfit (1872). A practical treatise on pure fertilizers: and the chemical conversion of rock guanos, marlstones, coprolites, and the crude phosphates of lime and alumina generally, into various valuable products. D. Van Nostrand.
- Campbell Morfit (1873). A practical treatise on pure fertilizers: and the chemical conversion of rock guanos, marlstones, coprolites, and the crude phosphates of lime and alumina generally into valuable products. Trübner.
- Campbell Morfit; ISBN 1-144-12099-3.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Campbell Morfit Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. 9 December 1897. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ Richard Sears McCulloh (1851). Memorial of the Congress of the United States: requesting an investigation and legislation in relation to the new method for refining gold. John T. Robinson, printer.
- ^ George Ripley And Charles A. Dana (1873). "Morfit, Campbell". The American Cyclopaedia. D. Appleton And Company. p. 826.
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