George Whiteley Coggeshall

Background

Coggeshall, George Whiteley was born on December 21, 1867 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of John M. and Mary J. (Whiteley) Coggeshall.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Grinnell (Iowa) College, 1890. Graduate work, Harvard, 1891-1892. Doctor of Philosophy, Leipzig, 1895.

Career

Instructor in physical chemistry, Harvard, 1895-1897. Developing new chemical products, 1898-1910. Chief chemical engineer, Institute Industrial Research, Washington, District of Columbia, 1911-1923.

Director Industrial Research Laboratories, 1923-1929.

Director research, South. Doctorate. Warren Company, 1925-1940. In charge surfacing concrete vessels, Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1918.

Achievements

• George Whiteley Coggeshall has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Chemical Society, American Electrochemical Society, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Society Chemical Industry, American Institute Chemical Engineers, Washington Academy Sciences, American Genetic Association, American Geographical Society. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).

Connections

Married Anna Torrey, September 6, 1900. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress John C. West), Mary (Mistress John H. Hollands), Dorothy (Mistress Walter P. Wilson).

Father:

John M. Coggeshall

Mother:

Mary J. (Whiteley) Coggeshall

Spouse:

Anna Torrey

child:

Dorothy Coggeshall (Mistress Walter P. Wilson)

child:

Elizabeth Coggeshall (Mistress John C. West)

child:

Mary Coggeshall (Mistress John H. Hollands)