Edward Curtis Franklin

Background

Franklin, Edward Curtis was born on March 1, 1862 in Geary City, Kansas, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Cynthia Ann (Curtis) Franklin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas, 1888, Master of Science, 1890. Student of University of Berlin, 1890-1891. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1894.

Doctor of Science, Northwestern, 1923.

Doctor of Science from Western Reserve University, 1926. Doctor of Laws, Wittenberg College, O., 1927.

Career

He entered the University of Kansas at the age of 22, obtaining his major in chemistry in 1888. Two years later he decided to study at the University of Berlin for one year, but abandon it by 1891. In 1892 he came back to State University where he remained till 1893 working as assistant chemistry

He then came back to University of Kansas where he spent one year as a chemist while the rest of the years he was an associate professor there.

He also worked as associate manager for a mining project in Costa Rica where he remained till he was informed about coming to Stanford University in 1903. From 1911 to 1913 he served as chief of the Division of Chemistry of the Public Health Service in Washington state. got invited to participate at the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Melbourne, Australia, and Johannesburg, South Africa.

He died on February 13, 1937 from coronary thrombosis. Anna Comstock Peter Charles Scott John Curtis I.

Achievements

• Edward Curtis Franklin has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the United States Assay Commission, 1906. Member Advisory board United States Bureau Mines, 1917-1918. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences.

Was guest British Association Advancement Science, Capetown and Johannesburg, 1929.

Connections

Married Effie June Scott, July 22, 1897. Children: Mistress Anna Comstock Barnett, Charles Scott (deceased), John Curtis.

Father:

Thomas Henry Franklin

Mother:

Cynthia Ann (Curtis) Franklin

Spouse:

Effie June Scott

child:

Charles Scott Franklin (deceased)

child:

John Curtis Franklin

child:

Mistress Anna Comstock Barnett Franklin