Isaac King Phelps

Background

Phelps, Isaac King was born on February 16, 1872 in Enfield, Connecticut, United States. Son of John and Corintha Jane (King) Phelps.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1894, Doctor of Philosophy, 1897. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1898. Studied University of Heidelberg.

Career

Assistant in chemistry, Yale, 1894-1897, also Silliman fellow same period. Thayer scholar Harvard, 1897-1898. Instructor in chemistry, Yale, 1899-1908.

Assistant professor physiological chemistry, George Washington University, 1909-1910.

Junior organic chemist Bureau Chemistry, Washington, District of Columbia, 1910-1912. Organic chemist bureau of Mines, 1912-1913, chemist, bureau of Chemistry, 1913-1923.

Chemical director Wamesit Chemical Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1923-1925. Consultant in chemistry and in food production and distribution.

Biochemical work, staff of the Connecticut Eastern State Hospital, retired 1942.

Teaching and chemical research, Wesleyan University, 1942-1944. Professor of Chemistry, Rollins College, 1944-1948, Bethune-Cookman College since 1948.

Achievements

• Isaac King Phelps has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Joint Committee of Definitions and Standards of foods and drugs, United States Department of Agriculture, 1914-1921. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science. Club: University (Winter Park).

Connections

Married Martha Austin, June 27, 1904 (died March 15, 1933).

Father:

John Phelps

Mother:

Corintha Jane (King) Phelps

Spouse:

Martha Austin