Homer Jay Wheeler
American scientist and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American military officer, see Homer W. Wheeler.
Homer Jay Wheeler (September 2, 1861 – November 18, 1945) was an American agricultural chemist and college administrator. He was the director of the Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station at the Rhode Island State College and was interim president of the college between 1902 and 1903. After 1912 until his retirement he was employed by Agricultural Service Bureau of the American Agricultural Chemical Company in Boston and New York City.[3]
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Born | (1861-12-02)December 2, 1861 |
Died | November 18, 1945(1945-11-18) (aged 83) |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Agricultural College(BS), University of Göttingen (PhD) |
Known for | Extraction of xylose from wood; Pioneer in science of agricultural fertilizers |
Spouse | Frieda Hedwig Franziska Ruprecht (m. 15 May 1891) |
Children | 3[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agricultural chemistry, Geology |
Institutions | Massachusetts Agricultural College Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Agricultural Service Bureau of the American Agricultural Chemical Company |
Thesis | Untersuchungen uber die Xylose oder den Holzzucker, die Pentaglycose aus Buchen- und Tannenholzgummi sowie aus Jute: Universität Göttingen (1889) |
Doctoral advisor | Bernhard Tollens[2] |
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