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Benjamin Silliman | |
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 Silliman around 1850 | |
| Born | August 8, 1779 Trumbull, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | November 24, 1864 (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 |
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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.