Background
Fay, Henry was born on January 12, 1868 in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John (Doctor of Medicine and Sarah C. F.
Fay, Henry was born on January 12, 1868 in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John (Doctor of Medicine and Sarah C. F.
Bachelor of Arts, Lafayette College, 1889, Master of Arts, 1892, honorary Doctor of Science, 1915. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1895.
Instructor chemistry, Johns Hopkins, 1893-1895. Instructor analytical chemistry, 1895-1900, assistant professor, 1900-1905, associate professor, 1905-1907, professor, 1907-1920, professor anal. chemistry and metallography, 1920, Massachusetts Institute Technology, retired, 1926. Consulting chemist Gillette Safety Razor Company, 1905-1912.
Consulting metallurgist Winchester Repeating Arms Company, 1916-1920, and United States Arsenal, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1906-1919.
Lecturer at United States Military Academy and United States Naval Academy, 1919.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Chemical Society, British Iron and Steel Institute, Institute of Metals, Phi Kappa Psi.
Married Marie F. Phelps, of Boston, September 19, 1908.