Benjamin Silliman Jr.
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professor of chemistry, Yale University (1816–1885)
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Vinony's link graph records 45 inbound references to Benjamin Silliman Jr., and connects out to Edwin Drake, petroleum and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including 1816 births, 1885 deaths and 19th-century American businesspeople.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- First Principles of Chemistry, for the use of Colleges and Schools
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benjamin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- New Haven
- Father
- Benjamin Silliman Sr.
- Occupation
- chemist
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Benjamin SillimanJr.jpg
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- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1816-12-04
- date of death
- 1885-01-14
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Benjamin Silliman, Jr.
- influenced by
- Benjamin Silliman Sr.
- described at URL
- www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/silliman-benjamin-jr.pdf
- name in native language
- Benjamin Silliman Jr.
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University of Edinburgh
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University of Pennsylvania
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petroleum industry
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fractional distillation
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Alta
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Titusville
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whale oil
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Benjamin Silliman Sr.
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
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Categories
1816 births1885 deaths19th-century American businesspeopleAmerican chemistsBurials at Grove Street CemeteryBusinesspeople from New Haven, ConnecticutFounders of the petroleum industryMembers of Skull and BonesPetroleum in the United StatesSheffield Scientific School facultySilliman familyYale University alumniYale University faculty