Background
Kohler, Elmer Peter was born on November 6, 1865 in Egypt, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lewis A. and Elizabeth (Newhardt) Kohler.
Kohler, Elmer Peter was born on November 6, 1865 in Egypt, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lewis A. and Elizabeth (Newhardt) Kohler.
Bachelor of Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1886, Master of Arts, 1889, Doctor of Laws, 1918. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1892. Unmarried. Associate in chemistry, 1892-1897, associate professor, 1897-1900, professor, 1900-1912, Bryn Mawr College.
Professor of chemistry, Harvard, since 1912.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Sciences, Imperial Academy of Sciences of Halle.