Homer Jay Wheeler

Homer Jay Wheeler (September 2, 1861 – November 18, 1945) was an American agricultural chemist and college administrator. He was the director of the Rhode Island Agricultural Experiment Station at the Rhode Island State College and was interim president of the college between 1902 and 1903. After 1912 until his retirement he was employed by Agricultural Service Bureau of the American Agricultural Chemical Company in Boston and New York City.

For the American military officer, see Homer W. Wheeler.
Homer Jay Wheeler
Homer Jay Wheeler (1861-1945). Yearbook photo from the Rhode Island State College "Grist" Yearbook of 1904.
Born(1861-12-02)December 2, 1861
Bolton, Massachusetts, US
DiedNovember 18, 1945(1945-11-18) (aged 83)
Montclair, New Jersey, US
Alma materMassachusetts Agricultural College(BS),
University of Göttingen (PhD)
Known forExtraction of xylose from wood;
Pioneer in science of agricultural fertilizers
SpouseFrieda Hedwig Franziska Ruprecht (m. 15 May 1891)
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsAgricultural chemistry, Geology
InstitutionsMassachusetts Agricultural College
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Agricultural Service Bureau of the American Agricultural Chemical Company
Thesis Untersuchungen uber die Xylose oder den Holzzucker, die Pentaglycose aus Buchen- und Tannenholzgummi sowie aus Jute: Universität Göttingen  (1889)
Doctoral advisorBernhard Tollens
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