Campbell Morfit
Encyclopedia
Campbell Morfit was a distinguished chemist from the United States
, co-editor with James Curtis Booth
of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850).
Morfit was born in Herculaneum, Missouri
on 19 November 1820 and was educated at the Columbian University in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).
Before graduating, he began to study chemistry in the laboratory of James C. Booth in Philadelphia.
He assisted Booth in development of a new method of refining gold, and in 1850 was assigned a share of the patent rights.
In 1853 he established a laboratory at Pikesville Arsenal
in Maryland
, where he investigated gun metal, co-authoring a report with James Booth on the subject for the United States Ordinance department.
He was the first teacher at the chemical department of the Maryland Institute, and from 1854 to 1858 was professor of applied chemistry there.
He then moved to New York
, where he continued to practice chemistry until emigrating to London
in 1861.
Morfit was a fellow of the Chemical Society of London and the Institute of Chemistry.
His principal works were Applied Chemistry in the Manufacture of Soaps and Candles (1847); Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manipulations (1848); A Report of the Progress of the Chemical Arts, prepared with Booth for the Smithsonian institution (1851); Perfumery, its Manufacture and Use (1852-5); Oleic Soaps (1871); and Mineral Phosphates (1873).
He and James Booth were co-editors of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, and he wrote many other books and articles.
Morfit died in London on 8 December 1897.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, co-editor with James Curtis Booth
James Curtis Booth
James Curtis Booth was a United States chemist who was the melter and refiner at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia for many years.-Life:Booth was born in Philadelphia on 28 July 1810, and was educated at the Hartsville Seminary....
of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry (1850).
Morfit was born in Herculaneum, Missouri
Herculaneum, Missouri
Herculaneum is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population estimate in 2008 was 3,582. It was 2,805 at the 2000 census. The City of Herculaneum was the first county seat of Jefferson County from January 1, 1819 to 1839. The city celebrated its Bicentennial throughout the...
on 19 November 1820 and was educated at the Columbian University in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).
Before graduating, he began to study chemistry in the laboratory of James C. Booth in Philadelphia.
He assisted Booth in development of a new method of refining gold, and in 1850 was assigned a share of the patent rights.
In 1853 he established a laboratory at Pikesville Arsenal
Pikesville Arsenal
Pikesville Arsenal was a 19th-century United States Army fortification near Pikesville, Maryland, under control of the Army Ordnance Department.-Origins:After War of 1812, the Army built Pikesville Arsenal at a safe point north of Baltimore, Maryland....
in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, where he investigated gun metal, co-authoring a report with James Booth on the subject for the United States Ordinance department.
He was the first teacher at the chemical department of the Maryland Institute, and from 1854 to 1858 was professor of applied chemistry there.
He then moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, where he continued to practice chemistry until emigrating to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1861.
Morfit was a fellow of the Chemical Society of London and the Institute of Chemistry.
His principal works were Applied Chemistry in the Manufacture of Soaps and Candles (1847); Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manipulations (1848); A Report of the Progress of the Chemical Arts, prepared with Booth for the Smithsonian institution (1851); Perfumery, its Manufacture and Use (1852-5); Oleic Soaps (1871); and Mineral Phosphates (1873).
He and James Booth were co-editors of the Encyclopedia of Chemistry, and he wrote many other books and articles.
Morfit died in London on 8 December 1897.