Background
Herty, Charles Holmes was born on December 4, 1867 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Bernard R. and Louisa T. Herty.
Herty, Charles Holmes was born on December 4, 1867 in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States. Son of Bernard R. and Louisa T. Herty.
Student Georgia Military and Agricultural College, 1880-1884. Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Georgia, 1886. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1890.
At university of Berlin and Zürich, 1899, 1900.
Honorary Doctor of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 1917. Doctor of Science, Colgate University, 1918, Oglethorpe University, 1934, University of Florida, 1937.
Doctor of Laws, University of Georgia, 1928, University of North Carolina, 1933.
Assistant chemist, Georgia State Experiment Station, 1890-1891. Instructor, 1891-1894, adjunct professor of chemistry, 1894-1902, University of Georgia. Collaborator, 1901-1902, expert, 1902-1904, bureau of Forestry, unites states department of Agriculture.
With Chattanooga Pottery Company, 1904-1905.
Professor of chemistry University of North Carolina, 1905-1916. Editor Journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 1917-1921.
President Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers’ Association, 1921-1926. Advisor to The Chemical Foundation, Incorporated., 1926-1928.
Became industrial consultant, New York City, 1928.
Director division pulp and paper research, Georgia State Department Forestry and Geological Development, 1932-1933. Director Pulp and Paper Laboratory of Industrial Committee of Savannah, Georgia.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chemical Society (London).
Married Sophie Schaller, December 23, 1895 (died 1929). Children: Charles Holmes, Frank Bernard, Sophie Dorothea.