Background
Skinner, William Woolford was born on March 28, 1874 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Levin Phillips and Mary (Willis) Skinner.
Skinner, William Woolford was born on March 28, 1874 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Levin Phillips and Mary (Willis) Skinner.
University Maryland; Maryland Agriculture College, S., 1895. University of Arizona, 1902. University of California, 1904.
Geo. Washington University, Münste.S., 1909. University Maryland College, of Agriculture, 1911. University Maryland, Doctor of Science, 1917.
Chemist, U. Maryland, 1895-1899. Assistant chemist Agriculture Exp. Station, University of Arizona, 1899-1902.
Associate chemist, University of Arizona, 1902-1904. Assistant chemist bureau of Chemistry, unites states department of Agriculture, 1904-1914. Chief Water & Beverage Laboratory, bureau of Chemistry, 1914-1921.
Assistant chief bureau of Chemistry, 1921-1927. Assistant chief chemical and technical research, bureau of Chemistry and Soils, 1927-1935, assistant chief, 1935-1939. Associate chief bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering, 1939-1942.
Chief bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemical, 1942-1944. Director National Technology Advisory Institute, since 1944.
Editor: Book of Methods. Joint author: Food Sanitation and Health, Chemistry in Industry, numerous technical bulletins and papers.
Member and chairman Board of Regents, U. Maryland, 1916-1942. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Association Official Agricultural Chemists (president), Washington Chemical Society (president), Kappa Alpha, Alpha Chi Sigma, Sigma Xi.
Mason.; Club: Cosmos (Washington, District of Columbia).
Spouse Georgia M. Mitchell, August 24, 1899, Washington, D.