Alfred Holmes White
Alfred Holmes White (April 28, 1873 [1] – August 25, 1953[2]) was a chemical engineer at the University of Michigan.
Alfred Holmes White | |
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| Born | April 28, 1873 |
| Died | August 25, 1953 (aged 80) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Mason Downey |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Holmes White and Jennie McLaren |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Chemical engineering |
| Employer(s) | University of Illinois, University of Michigan |
Biography
He was born in Peoria, Illinois to Samuel Holmes White and Jennie McLaren. He married Rebecca Mason Downey on July 28, 1903, and had two children.[1]
He led the university's chemical engineering department to great heights of prestige, for over 40 years, beginning with its founding in 1898.[3] His earliest academic job was at the University of Illinois, from 1893 to 1896, after which he joined the University of Michigan the next year, and rose to become a full professor by 1911.[1] He was later made an emeritus professor.[2]
His published works include The Disintegration of Cement Floors and Sidewalks and Studies in the Manufacture of Coal Gas, both in 1909.[1]
References
- James Herbert Kelley (1913). The alumni record of the University of Illinois: including historical sketch and annals of the university, and biographical data regarding members of the faculties and the boards of trustees. University of Illinois. p. 768.
- School and Society. 78. Society for the Advancement of Education. 1953.
- Description of the A.H. White Scholarship Archived 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine from the University of Michigan
Further reading
- Snippet of a bio of him from the Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 32, 1941.
- Burke Aaron Hinsdale; Isaac Newton Demmon. History of the University of Michigan. p. 357.—contains an illustration of him