Marston Taylor Bogert (April 18, 1868 – March 21, 1954) was an American chemist.

Biography

He was born in

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, New York on April 18, 1868 and studied at the Flushing Institute, which was a well known private school, where he was a straight-A student. He entered Columbia College in New York in 1886 and graduated in 1890 with an A.B. degree. He entered the new

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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. In 1893 he married Charlotte Hoogland. He was President of the

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1907-8 and President of the

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in 1912. During the

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he served as a colonel in the US Chemical Warfare Service, and in the

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served on the Chemical Industry Branch of the War Production Board. He died in New York City on March 21, 1954.

Honors and awards

*1906: Awarded the William H. Nichols Medal *1916: He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. *1936: Awarded the

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*1938: Awarded the Priestley Medal by the

. *From 1938 to 1947, he was the president of IUPAC.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogert, Marston T. 1868 births 1954 deaths American chemists Columbia University faculty Columbia School of Mines alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni