Professor of Chemistry
Centurion, 1889–1910
Born 14 July 1835 in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Died 24 May 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried West Laurel Hill Cemetery
, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Proposed by Charles F. Chandler and Peter S. Michie
Elected 7 December 1889 at age fifty-four
Century Memorial
George F. Barker was a native of Charlestown, Massachusetts, a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School in 1858, and successively professor in Wheaton College, Yale Medical School, and the University of Pennsylvania. He received many degrees in course and honorary and the Legion of Honor of France. He was exceptionally active outside of the University in various public services and in the social life of the community. Within the University he stood for the highest standard of scholarship and made the impression of a man of large ability who knew his subject thoroughly. He was always genial, kind-hearted, and responsive.
George William Knox
1911 Century Association Yearbook