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While he was a student at Columbia, Gibbs was a member of [[Philo]]. | While he was a student at Columbia, Gibbs was a member of [[Philo]]. | ||
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| + | *[[James Russell]], a Columbia alumnus and noted Armenian scholar whose denial of tenure and job at Harvard makes him a contemporary parallel | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 15 November 2007
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs CC 1841 was one of the most famous early American chemists. In what came to be known as the Gibbs Affair, he was denied a position at Columbia by the trustees due to his Unitarian faith. He went on to be very successful at Harvard.
While he was a student at Columbia, Gibbs was a member of Philo.
See also
- James Russell, a Columbia alumnus and noted Armenian scholar whose denial of tenure and job at Harvard makes him a contemporary parallel
