Marston T. Bogert

Marston Taylor Bogert (1868-1954) was an American organic chemist born in Flushing, New York, who spent nearly his entire career at Columbia University, where he earned an A.B. in 1890 and a Ph.B. in analytical and applied chemistry from the Columbia School of Mines in 1894 before joining the faculty, becoming a full professor in 1904 and retiring as emeritus professor of organic chemistry in 1939. He served as president of the American Chemical Society from 1907 to 1908, president of the Society of Chemical Industry in 1912, and led the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry from 1938 to 1947. His honors included the William H. Nichols Medal in 1905, election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1916, and the Priestley Medal in 1938.