Frederick Gardner Cottrell
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Frederick Gardner Cottrell was an American physical chemist and inventor best known for developing the electrostatic precipitator and for founding the Research Corporation to support scientific research.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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physical chemist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Perkin Medal
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Priestley Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Gibbs Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1877-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1948-11-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Humboldt University of Berlin
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surface form:
University of Berlin
University of California, Berkeley ⓘ University of Göttingen ⓘ University of Leipzig ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Bureau of Mines
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United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Cottrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrochemistry
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physical chemistry ⓘ |
| founded |
Research Corporation
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
chemist
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government official ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| influenced | models of private, non-profit funding for scientific research ⓘ |
| invention | electrostatic precipitator ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the electrostatic precipitator
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founding Research Corporation for Science Advancement ⓘ promoting funding mechanisms for scientific research ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Chemical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frederick Gardner Cottrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableIdea | using patent income to endow independent scientific research ⓘ |
| notableWork | application of electrostatic forces to gas cleaning ⓘ |
| patentHolderOf | electrostatic precipitator for removing particles from industrial exhaust gases ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief technologist of the United States Department of the Interior
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director of the United States Bureau of Mines ⓘ professor of physical chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| residence |
Berkeley, California, United States
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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