Edwin Emery Slosson
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Edwin Emery Slosson was an American
editor, author and chemist. He was born in Albany, Kansas
, and was educated at the University of Kansas
(B.S., 1890; M.S., 1892) and at the University of Chicago
(Ph.D., 1902). From 1891 to 1903 he was professor of chemistry at the University of Wyoming
, and chemist at the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station. He was connected with the Independent thereafter as literary or managing editor. From 1912 he was associate on the faculty
of the school of journalism, Columbia University
. Professor Slosson published: Great American Universities (1910); Major Prophets of To-Day (1914), and many magazine articles on matters scientific and literary.
In 1920, Slosson became founding director of Science Service, publisher of Science News-Letter.
United States
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editor, author and chemist. He was born in Albany, Kansas
Sabetha, Kansas
Sabetha is a city in Brown and Nemaha counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,571.- History :The town's settlement began circa 1854, with a name reportedly derived from the word Sabbath, the day the first settler arrived.On the evening of June 13,...
, and was educated at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
(B.S., 1890; M.S., 1892) and at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(Ph.D., 1902). From 1891 to 1903 he was professor of chemistry at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
, and chemist at the Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station. He was connected with the Independent thereafter as literary or managing editor. From 1912 he was associate on the faculty
Faculty (university)
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of the school of journalism, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. Professor Slosson published: Great American Universities (1910); Major Prophets of To-Day (1914), and many magazine articles on matters scientific and literary.
In 1920, Slosson became founding director of Science Service, publisher of Science News-Letter.