Benjamin Silliman
Benjamin Silliman | |
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Silliman around 1850 | |
| Born | August 8, 1779 Trumbull, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | November 24, 1864 (aged 85) New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | Distillation of petroleum |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemist |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Doctoral students | James Dwight Dana |
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Benjamin Silliman (August 8, 1779 – November 24, 1864) was an American chemist and science educator. He was one of the first American professors of science, the first science professor at Yale, and the first person to use the process of fractional distillation in America. He was a founder of the American Journal of Science, the oldest continuously published scientific journal in the United States.