Background
Kastle was born on January 25, 1864 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States; the son of Daniel and Parthenia (Vallandingham) Kastle.
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
University of Kentucky
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
University of Virginia
Kastle was born on January 25, 1864 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States; the son of Daniel and Parthenia (Vallandingham) Kastle.
Kastle received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1884 and a Master of Science degree in 1886 from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (nowadays University of Kentucky). Also in 1888, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Johns Hopkins University.
Kastle began his career as a professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky in 1888, where he led the general, organic and agricultural chemistry program. Then in 1905, he became a chief of the Division of Chemistry at the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. Four years later Joseph was appointed a professor of chemistry at the University of Virginia.
Also he served as a head of the Department of Chemical Research in the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Kentucky from 1911 to 1912. In 1912, Kastle became a dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky and was named a director of the experiment station at the same university. He held that positions until his death in 1916.
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.)
2012Quotes from others about the person
"His contagious enthusiasm and untiring industry was as irresistible as his scientific foresight was remarkable."
On June 18, 1895 Joseph Kastle married Bette Callie (Warner) Kastle. They have 2 daughters.