Edward Marion Augustus Chandler
Edward Marion Augustus Chandler | |
|---|---|
University of Illinois , Ph.D. (1917)
Clark University, M.S. (1914) triphenylmethane dyes | |
| Spouse | Estella May Thorton |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Dicks David & Heller Company (1917 - 1921), Abbott Laboratories (1921 - 1924) |
| Thesis | The molecular rearrangement of carbon compounds (1917) |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Adams |
Edward Marion Augustus Chandler (April 10, 1887 – March 22, 1973) was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in
Early life and education
Chandler was the first of eight children born to Annie M. (née Onley) (1861–1909) and Henry Wilkins Chandler (1852–1938) in Ocala, Florida.[1][2][3] Chandler's mother was a teacher from New York, and Chandler's father was the first Black graduate of Bates College in Maine who was an early African American lawyer, Florida state senator, and Republican Party Delegate.[2]
After completing high school, Chandler attended
Career
After completing his Ph.D., he worked in the dye firm of Dicks, David and Heller Company until 1921.[2][10] Then he worked at the pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories. In 1924 Chandler left Abbott to become a consulting chemist in Lake County, Illinois.[2]
In 1945 Chandler was among the founding faculty of the new racially integrated Roosevelt College (now Roosevelt University). Other pioneers at the school included sociologist St. Clair Drake, modern dancer Sybil Shearer, and sociologist Rose Hum Lee.[2][11] Chandler taught there for twenty years.[2][12][13]
Professional memberships
- American Chemical Society[4][14]
- Fellowship in Science[4]
- Phi Lambda Upsilon[4][14]
- Sigma Xi[14][15]
Family
He married Arstella May Thorton on September 2, 1915.[16] They had four children together: Dean T. Chandler (1917), Helen Marie Chandler (1920), Ruth Annette Chandler (1922), and Beverly Jane Chandler (1925).[17]
See also
- St. Elmo Brady - first African-American to obtain a PhD in chemistry in US (1916)
- Percy Lavon Julian - third African-American to obtain a PhD in chemistry in US (1931)
- Marie Maynard Daly - first female African-American to obtain a PhD in chemistry in US (1947)
- List of African-American inventors and scientists
References
- ^ "Edward Marion Augustus Chandler". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Edward Chandler". Science History Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Notable Scholastic Career". The New York Age. June 21, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Edward Chandler, one of Florida's finest". African American Registry. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Wilson, Louis N. 1857-1937 (1914). List of degrees granted at Clark university and Clark college, 1889-1914 . University of California Libraries. Worcester, Mass., Clark university press.
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- ^ https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10200851.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- S2CID 144416307.
- ^ "U. of I. Class of 1917". The Champaign Daily News. June 13, 1917. p. 9. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the Year ... Secretary of State. 1922.
- ISBN 978-1-4671-1247-5.
- ^ American Men and Women and Science. 4th edition (New York: McGraw-Hill), p.170.
- ^ Blacks in Science and Education, Vivian O. Sammons. (Washington, D.C.: Hemisphere Publishers), 1989. p.52.
- ^ a b c "Denver Star June 30, 1917 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection". www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- JSTOR 27824035.
- ^ "Marriage License". FamilySearch. September 2, 1915. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Edward Marion Augustus Chandler", United States census, 1930; North Chicago, Lake, Illinois; page 18-A, line 5-10, enumeration district 49-57, National Archives film number T626. Retrieved on September 17, 2022.