Background
Benjamin, Marcus was born on January 17, 1857 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edmund Burke and Sarah (Mitchell) Benjamin.
Benjamin, Marcus was born on January 17, 1857 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edmund Burke and Sarah (Mitchell) Benjamin.
Moved to New York, 1867. Ph B., School of Mines, Columbia. 1878; Master of Arts, Lafayette College, 1888.
Doctor of Philisophy, University of Nashville, 1889.
Doctor of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1905. Doctor of Laws, Saint John's College, Maryland., 1910.
Editor American Pharmacist, 1982, and later of its successor, Weekly Drug News: chemist United States Appraiser’s Store, New York, 1883-1885. Sanitary engineer, New York Board of Health, 1885. Editor, United States National Museum, 1896-1931, retired.
Lecturer on chemistry, New York Woman’s Medical College, 1884-1886.
Member U South Assay Commission, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1924. Member jury awards, Chicago, Tennessee Centennial.
Transport-Mississippi, Buffalo, Charleston, Saint Louis. Jamestown and Sesquicentennial (Philadelphia) expns.
Security section of technical chemistry, Congress of Arts and Sciences.
Saint Louis. 1904; commissioner Hudson-Fulton Celebration, New York, 1909. Member Council, Washington (P.E.) Cathedral, since 1911.
Volunteer aid, office Naval Intelligence.
World War. Officier de l’Instruction Publique (France), 1920. Officer dell Ordine della Corona d’Italia, 1927.
Kings gold crown (1929) and alumni medal (1930), Columbia University Contributor to Appleton’s Annual Cyclo., 1883-1902.
On staff Appleton’s Cyclo. of America Biography. Editor of various Appleton’s guides and hand-books, et cetera Translator Bertholet’s Explosive Materials.
1883.
Contributor to principal magazines Governor Society Colonial Wars. District of Columbia, 1905-1907. deputy governor general, 1920-1922.
President South.R., Washington, 1926-1927.
Chairman National Committee for Celebration of Bicentennial Anniversary of Birth of George Washington, Society of South.R. President Churchmen’s League, Washington, 1919-1924. Home: Washington, Distric.
Member U South Assay Commission Member jury awards, Chicago, Tennessee Member Council, Washington (P.E.) Cathedral, since 1911.
Married Carolyn Gilbert, June 16, 1892.