Charles Herty
| Charles Holmes Herty, Sr. | |
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Charles Holmes Herty, Sr.
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| Born |
December 4, 1867 Milledgeville, Georgia |
| Died | July 27, 1938 (aged 70) Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Fields | Chemist |
| Institutions |
University of Georgia |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (B.P. 1886) Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D. 1890) |
| Doctoral advisor | Ira Remsen |
| Known for |
Georgia Bulldogs football |
| Notable awards | American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1932) |
University of Georgia
Johns Hopkins University
University of North Carolina
United States Bureau of Forestry
American Chemical Society
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' Association (SOCMA)
Chemical Foundation
Georgia Bulldogs football
Southern United States Turpentine collection system
President, American Chemical Society (1915-1916)
National Institutes of Health
Charles Holmes Herty, Sr. (December 4, 1867 – July 27, 1938) was an American academic, scientist, and businessman. Serving in academia as a chemistry professor to begin his career, Herty concurrently promoted collegiate athletics including creating the first varsity football team at the University of Georgia. His academic research gravitated towards applied chemistry where he revolutionized the turpentine industry in the United States. While serving as the president of the American Chemical Society, Herty became a national advocate for the nascent American chemical industry and left academia to preside over the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers' Association (SOCMA) and the Chemical Foundation. He was also instrumental in the creation of the National Institutes of Health. Towards the end of his career, Herty's research and advocacy led to the creation of a new pulp industry in the Southern United States that utilized southern pine trees to create newsprint.
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