Gellert Alleman

Background

Alleman, Gellert was born on July 23, 1871 in Littletown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Monroe John and Elizabeth (Gilfillan) Alleman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania College (Gettysburg), 1893, Doctor of Science, 1925. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1897. University of Berlin, 1911-1912.

Career

Instructor chemistry, University of Maine, 1897-1898, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1898-1902. Professor of chemistry, Swarthmore College since 1902, on leave of absence since 1928, professor emeritus since 1936.

Achievements

• Gellert Alleman has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advisory board Chemical Warfare Service. Fellow Society of Chemical Industry (London), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Chemical Society (London), Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft. Member American Chemical Society, American Electrochemical Society, Franklin Institute (board of managers.

Club: Chemists (New York).

Visited various European universities, 1927-1928.

Connections

Married Katharine Constable Spencer, July 7, 1902. Children: Gellert Spencer, Robert Gilfillan.

Father:

Monroe John Alleman

Mother:

Elizabeth (Gilfillan) Alleman

Spouse:

Katharine Constable Spencer

child:

Robert Gilfillan Alleman

child:

Gellert Spencer Alleman