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| − | '''Oliver Wolcott Gibbs''' [[Columbia College|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]]. | + | '''Oliver Wolcott Gibbs''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1841]] [[P&S]] [[1845]] 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]]. | While he was a student at Columbia, Gibbs was a member of [[Philo]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 31 May 2013
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs CC 1841 P&S 1845 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
