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'''Oliver Wolcott Gibbs''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1841]] was one of the most famous early American chemists. In what came to be known as the [[Gibbs Affair]], he was denied a position at Columbia by the [[trustees]] due to his Unitarian faith. He went on to be very successful at [[Harvard]]. | '''Oliver Wolcott Gibbs''' [[Columbia College|CC]] [[1841]] was one of the most famous early American chemists. In what came to be known as the [[Gibbs Affair]], he was denied a position at Columbia by the [[trustees]] due to his Unitarian faith. He went on to be very successful at [[Harvard]]. | ||
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[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Gibbs, Oliver Wolcott]] |
Revision as of 13:50, 24 July 2007
Oliver Wolcott Gibbs CC 1841 was one of the most famous early American chemists. In what came to be known as the Gibbs Affair, he was denied a position at Columbia by the trustees due to his Unitarian faith. He went on to be very successful at Harvard.
While he was a student at Columbia, Gibbs was a member of Philo.