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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1779 - 1864

Biography

Benjamin Silliman was an early American chemist and science educator. He was one of the first American professors of science, at Yale College, the first person to distill petroleum in America, and a founder of the American Journal of Science, the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

B. Silliman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 814475
Mss 814475
Date(s): 1814-08-25
Scope and Contents

Letter from B. Silliman of New Haven to Prof. Shurtleff, advises addressee that he has been elected a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. Incloses printed Constitution of said Academy.

Benjamin Silliman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836173
Mss 836173
Date(s): 1836-02-23
Abstract

In English.

Benjamin Silliman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 850103
Mss 850103
Date(s): 1850-01-03
Abstract

In English.

Benjamin Silliman letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840630
Mss 840630
Date(s): 1840-11-30
Abstract

In English.

David Lynn Carroll letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836311
Mss 836311
Date(s): 1836-05-11
Abstract

In English.

George Ticknor letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 827481
Mss 827481
Date(s): 1827-08-31
Abstract

In English.

Henry Thornton letter cover

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 805572
Mss 805572
Date(s): 1805-10-22
Scope and Contents

One letter cover from Henry Thornton on London to Benjamin Silliman in London. Letter missing.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 837223
Mss 837223
Date(s): 1837-03-23
Abstract

In English.

Nathan Smith letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 814456
Mss 814456
Date(s): 1814-08-06
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from Nathan Smith of Hanover to Benjamin Silliman in New Haven, informing him that he plans to remove his family to New Haven in sprite of his friends' objections. He would like to mortgage his real property for $ 4000. (photocopy)

Oliver Payson Hubbard letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836177.1
Mss 836177.1
Date(s): 1836-02-27
Abstract

In English.

Oliver Payson Hubbard letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836273
Mss 836273
Date(s): 1836-04-23
Scope and Contents

Four-page letter from Oliver Payson Hubbard in Hanover to Benjamin Silliman in New Haven, Connecticut, telling that the conditions of the chemical laboratory at Dartmouth College make giving any lectures at present inadvisable.

William Chauncey Fowler letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 835604
Mss 835604
Date(s): 1835-11-04
Scope and Contents

Three-page letter from William Chauncey Fowler at Middlebury College to Benjamin Silliman in New Haven, Connecticut, telling him that he had hoped Shepard and Hubbard would visit Middlebury. Considers the position desirable and expects to be in New Haven in January. Salary of [Shepard or Hubbard] would not be high. May see Hubbard in New Hampshire.

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