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Ekeley, John Bernard was born on January 1, 1869 in Orebro, Sweden. Son of John and Ingeborg (Olson) Ekeley.
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John Bernard Ekeley, Swedish chemistry Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; member American Chemical Society, American Electrochemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Chemists, Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, Faraday Society, Royal Central Asian Society, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Education
Brought to the United States, 1872. Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, 1891, Master of Arts, 1893 (Doctor of Science, 1911). Doctor of Philisophy, University of Freiburg, in Baden, Germany, 1902.
Studied Sorbonne, Paris, 1909-1910, University of Berlin, 1910.
Career
Assistant in chemistry at Colgate University, 1891-1893. Science master, Saint Paul’s School, Garden City, New York, 1893-1900. Professor and head department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, 1902-1937, emeritus, 1937, State chemist of Colorado, 1911-1933.
Inventor, with West. B. Stoddard, of process for extraction of tungsten from tungsten ores.
President Tungstic Acid Corporation, 1922-1928. Director National State Bank, Boulder, Colorado, member Colorado Coal Mine Commission, 1911.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, American Electrochemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Chemists, Colorado-Wyoming Academy of Science, Faraday Society, Royal Central Asian Society, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Connections
Married Adelaide Evelyn Hobbs, July 18, 1894 (died August 5, 1943). Married second, Viola Winifred Gaylord, March 16, 1946.
