John Hosea Washburn
John Hosea Washburn (1859-1932) was an American chemist with expertise in agricultural chemistry, and university administrator who served as the founding president of Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (forerunner of the University of Rhode Island) from 1892 to 1902, and director of the National Farm School (the forerunner of Delaware Valley University) from 1902 to 1917.
John Hosea Washburn | |
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John Hosea Washburn c. 1890 | |
| Born | June 5, 1859 |
| Died | August 3, 1932 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Buckingham Friends Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Agricultural College/Boston University (BS-joint agricultural program), Massachusetts Agricultural College graduate studies in agricultural science Brown University graduate studies in chemistry University of Göttingen (PhD) |
| Known for | Founding president of University of Rhode Island |
| Spouse | Martha Williams Merrow (m. 1887) |
| Children | John Merrow Washburn, Elizabeth Merrow (Washburn) Miller |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural chemistry |
| Institutions | Connecticut Agricultural College Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (president) National Farm School (director) |
| Thesis | Ueber den Rohrzucker des Maiskorns und über amerikanischen Süssmais in verschiedenen Stadien der Reife. (On the Cane Sugar of the Corn Kernel and on American Sweet Corn in Different Stages of Maturity.) (1889) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bernhard Tollens |
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