Frederick Augustus Genth

Background

Genth, Frederick Augustus was born on February 12, 1855 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frederick A. and Minna P. (Fischer) Genth.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1876, Master of Science, 1878. (Pharmaceutical Doctor Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, 1909).

Career

Assistant in chemistry, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1877-1880. Instructor, 1881-1883, assistant professor of chemistry, 1883-1888, University of Pennsylvania. Chemist of Dairy and Food Commission, Department of Agriculture of Pennsylvania, 1897-1903.

State pharmaceutical examining board of Pennsylvania, 1901-1903.

Professor mineralogy and assaying, department pharmaceutical chemistry, Medico-Chirurgical College, Pennsylvania, since 1908. Also in general practice as analytical and expert chemistry

Home: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania Deceased.

Achievements

• Frederick Augustus Genth has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Louise Thekle Raht, September 8, 1881 (died 1889). Married second, Miriam Stoddart Du Bois, April.

Father:

Frederick A. Genth

Mother:

Minna P. (Fischer) Genth

Spouse:

Miriam Stoddart Du Bois

Spouse:

Louise Thekle Raht