Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Alexander Smith
Professor of Chemistry
Centurion, 1915–1922
Proposed by
Charles Baskerville and George F. Kunz
Charles Baskerville and George F. Kunz
born
September 11, 1865
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
died
September 8, 1922
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
elected
November 6, 1915
Age fifty
Age fifty
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 10, Leaf 4
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Century Memorial
Alexander Smith was a really great teacher of chemistry, remarkable for the clearness of his exposition and for his logical array of facts. His text-books were standards the world over; they were translated and largely used even in Russian and Chinese editions. Not long after his advent as head of the department of chemistry at Columbia his health broke down, and his death was a release from many years of suffering. Members of the Century had but little chance to meet him in the fullness of his powers.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1923 Century Association Yearbook
