American chemist and science educator (1779 – 1864)
For his son, chemist and geologist, see Benjamin Silliman Jr. For the lawyer and politician from New York, see Benjamin D. Silliman.
Benjamin Silliman
Silliman around 1850
Born
August 8, 1779 (1779-08-08)
Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
Died
November 24, 1864(1864-11-24) (aged 85)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Nationality
American
Alma mater
Yale University University of Edinburgh
Known for
Distillation of petroleum
Awards
National Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
Fields
chemist
Institutions
Yale University
Doctoral students
James Dwight Dana
Signature
Benjamin Silliman (August 8, 1779 – November 24, 1864) was an American chemist and science educator.[1] He was one of the first American professors of science, at Yale College, the first person to use the process of fractional distillation in America. He was a founder of the American Journal of Science, the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States.[2]
^"Benjamin Silliman Biography". Yale Peabody Archives. December 2, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
^"AJS --About American Journal of Science". www.ajsonline.org. Archived from the original on November 22, 2011.
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