Henry Clay White
Henry Clay White | |
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| Born | December 30, 1848 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | November 30, 1927 (aged 78) Athens, Georgia |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Spouse |
Ella Frances Roberts
(m. 1872) |
| Parent(s) | Levi and Louisa[1] |
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Henry Clay White (1848–1927) was an American chemist, notable for his contributions to agricultural science and higher education.[2] He was also an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution.[3]
Early life and education
Henry Clay White was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 30, 1848.[2]
He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1870.[4]
Career
After graduation from the University of Virginia, he briefly worked at a chemical company in Baltimore and lectured at what would later become the Maryland Institute College of Art.[4]
From 1871 to 1872, he was a professor at St. John's College in Annapolis, but he left before the end of the term to take up a post at the University of Georgia.[4]
From 1872 to 1927, he was professor of chemistry at the University of Georgia.[5] In 1893 he was elected as a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[2]
In 1909, he organized a conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.[4]
In 1926, he wrote a biography on Abraham Baldwin, the founder of the University of Georgia.[6]
He died on November 30, 1927, in Athens, Georgia.[2][5]
Personal life
He married Ella Frances Roberts on December 19, 1872.[7] They had no children.[4]
References
- ^ WHITE, Henry Clay in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition), via archive.org
- ^ a b c d Stephens, Lester D. (August 28, 2013). Henry Clay White (1848-1927). Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ Stephens, Lester D. (1994). "Henry Clay White, Darwin's Disciple in Georgia, 1875-1927". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 78: 66–91.
- ^ a b c d e "Henry Clay White". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "Dr. Henry White Dies in Athens". The Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Henry Clay (1926). Abraham Baldwin: One of the Founders of the Republic, and Father of the University of Georgia, the First of American State Universities. McGregor Company.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. James T. White & Company. 1907. p. 184. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Google Books.