Background
Engle, Wilbur Dwight was born on August 31, 1870 in Portland, Michigan, United States. Son of David and Ann (Guernsey) Engle.
Engle, Wilbur Dwight was born on August 31, 1870 in Portland, Michigan, United States. Son of David and Ann (Guernsey) Engle.
Bachelor of Arts, Albion (Michigan) College, 1893, Master of Arts, 1894. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1898. Doctor of Science from the University of Denver in 1914.
Doctor of Laws from the University of Colorado, 1927.
Instructor in chemistry, Albion College, 1893-1895. Professor of chemistry, 1895-1937, dean Summer School, vice chancellor, 1917-1937, acting chancellor, 1920-1922 and 1927-1928, dean School of Science and Engineering, 1930-1937, and dean of the Graduate School of the University of Denver, 1933, retired, 1937. Professor chemistry, Denver and Gross Colleges of Medicine, 1898-1910.
Member American Chemical Society, The Teknik. Member of Executive Committee 8th International Congress Applied Chemistry, 1912-1913.
Married Emma G. Agard, of Litchfield, Michigan, August 22, 1895. Children: Earl Agard, Dorothy Gail.