Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
George F. Barker
Professor of Chemistry
Centurion, 1889–1910
Proposed by
Charles F. Chandler and Peter S. Michie
Charles F. Chandler and Peter S. Michie
born
July 14, 1835
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts
died
May 24, 1910
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
elected
December 7, 1889
Age fifty-four
Age fifty-four
buried
West Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
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
