Charlotte Fitch Roberts

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Charlotte Fitch Roberts
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Born(1859-02-13)February 13, 1859
New York City
DiedDecember 5, 1917(1917-12-05) (aged 58)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA[1]
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationYale
OccupationProfessor of chemistry

Charlotte Fitch Roberts (February 13, 1859 – December 5, 1917) was an American chemist best known for her work on stereochemistry.[2]

Life[]

Roberts was born on February 13, 1859, in New York City to Horace Roberts and Mary Roberts (née Hart).[3]

Education and career[]

Roberts attended Wellesley College in 1880. Wellesley made her a graduate assistant in 1881, an instructor in 1882, and an associate professor in 1886. In 1885 she spent a year at Cambridge University working with Sir James Dewar,[4] a chemist and physicist. In 1896 she published The Development and Present Aspects of Stereochemistry.[5] She obtained a PhD from Yale in 1894 and a post at the University of Berlin from 1899 to 1900. She was made a professor and the head of the chemistry department from 1896 to 1917 at Wellesley College.

Awards and professional bodies[]

Roberts was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a chemistry professorship at Wellesley now bears her name.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901–1980
  2. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. ISBN 9781135963439. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925
  4. ^ "The pioneers". yalealumnimagazine.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ^ Roberts, Charlotte F. The development and present aspects of stereo-chemistry. Boston, D.C. Heath & Co. OCLC 4921819. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Biographies of Yale's First Women Ph.D.'s | Women Faculty Forum". wff.yale.edu. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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