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

Biography

He was born in Flushing,

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on April 18, 1868 and studied at the Flushing Institute. He entered Columbia College in New York in 1886 and graduated in 1890 with an A.B. degree. He then entered the new Columbia School of Mines and completed a Ph.B. degree in analytical and applied chemistry 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. 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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, Bogert initially served as chief of the Technical & Consulting Section of the Chemical Industry Branch of the

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before joining the U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Service. He was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel on March 9, 1918, promoted to colonel on July 13, 1918 and honorably discharged from active duty on May 1, 1919. After joining the U.S. Army, he continued to serve in the Chemical Warfare Section of the Chemical Division of the War Industries Board.

Honors and awards

*1900: He was made a fellow of the

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*1905: Awarded the William H. Nichols Medal *1909: He was elected to the

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*1909: Awarded an honorary LL.D. degree by

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*1914: He was elected to the

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*1916: He was elected to the

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. *1929: Awarded an honorary Sc.D. degree by Columbia University *1936: Awarded the

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*1938: Awarded the

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by the

. *From 1938 to 1947, he was the president of IUPAC. *1949: Awarded the Chandler Medal by Columbia University

Personal

Bogert was the son of Henry A. Bogert and Mary B. (Lawrence) Bogert. On September 12, 1893, he married Charlotte E. Hoogland. A resident of

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, Bogert died at a convalescent home in

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on March 21, 1954.

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