Background
Meeker, George Herbert was born on August 13, 1871 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States. Son of George Edward and Hannah M. (Kelly) Meeker.
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George Herbert Meeker
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Bachelor of Science (chemistry), Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, 1893, Master of Science, 1895, Doctor of Philosophy, 1898. Doctor of Pharmacy, Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, 1906. Doctor ol Dental Surgery, 1907.
Special chemical research in Munich, 1909-1910.
Doctor of Laws, Ursinus College, Pennsylvania, 1905, Lafayette, 1925. Doctor of Science, Villanova, 1913, University of Pennsylvania, 1940.
Career
Chemist for various companies, 1893-1895. Professor physics, chemistry, metallurgy and toxicology, Medico-Chirurgical College, Philadelphia, 1897-1916. Established 1907, dean Department Pharmaceutical Chemistry, same to 1916.
Professor of chemistry, School Medicine, 1916-1940, established, 1918, dean Graduate School Medical, University of Pennsylvania, 1918-1941, now emeritus.
Director Graduate Hospital, 1924-1928. Toxicologist and expert chemical witness in many prominent cases.
Franklin Institute medallist, 1906. Inventor of mechanic, electrical and chemical devices.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society (honorary), Franklin Institute, Delta Upsilon, Phi Rho Sigma, Psi Omega. Clubs: Union League, Medical, Æsculapian (honorary).
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner).
Connections
Married Annie Uhler Hunt, 1900.
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Nationality
American