Benjamin Silliman

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American chemist geologist human science educator university professor

Benjamin Silliman was a pioneering American chemist and geologist, one of Yale College’s first science professors, and a key figure in the early development of scientific education in the United States.

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Benjamin Silliman canonical 7
Benjamin Silliman Jr. 1

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instanceOf American ⓘ
chemist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
science educator ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1779-08-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1864-11-24 ⓘ
describedAs key figure in the early development of scientific education in the United States ⓘ
one of Yale College’s first science professors ⓘ
educatedAt Yale College ⓘ
employer Yale College ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
familyName Silliman College ⓘ
surface form: Silliman
fieldOfWork chemistry ⓘ
geology ⓘ
science education ⓘ
founded American Journal of Science ⓘ
givenName Benjamin ⓘ
hasChild Benjamin Silliman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Benjamin Silliman Jr.
knownFor early teaching of chemistry at Yale ⓘ
pioneering scientific education in the United States ⓘ
promoting geology as a scientific discipline in America ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
American Philosophical Society ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableStudent James Dwight Dana ⓘ
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs ⓘ
notableWork American Journal of Science ⓘ
occupation chemist ⓘ
geologist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stratford, Connecticut ⓘ
surface form: North Stratford, Connecticut
placeOfDeath New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Chemistry at Yale College ⓘ
Professor of Natural History at Yale College ⓘ
religion Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form: Presbyterianism
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ

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Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut → hasNotableBurial → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
subject surface form: Grove Street Cemetery
Silliman College → namedAfter → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
Grove Street Cemetery → hasBurial → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
AJS → foundedBy → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
subject surface form: American Journal of Science
James Dwight Dana → fatherInLaw → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
Jeremiah Day → notableStudent → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ
Benjamin Silliman → hasChild → Benjamin Silliman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin Silliman Jr.
Gold Selleck Silliman → child → Benjamin Silliman ⓘ