Background
Mccay, Leroy Wiley was born on August 9, 1857 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert T. and Susan L. (Wiley) M.
Mccay, Leroy Wiley was born on August 9, 1857 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert T. and Susan L. (Wiley) M.
Studied at Freiberg School of Mines, and University of Heidelberg.
Assistant in analytical chemistry, 1883-1886, instructor, 1886-1889, assistant professor, 1889-1892, professor inorganic chemistry, 1892-1928, emeritus professor, since 1928, Princeton. Chief subjects of research, cobalt, nickel and iron pyrites, methods for determining arsenic, the nonexistence of sulpharsenic acid, the sulphoxyarsenie acids and their salts, the separation of the metals of the tin group, use of hydrofluoric acid in ordinary and electro-chemical analysis, use of mercury as a reducing agent.