Alfred Senier

American chemist (1853–1918)

53°16′37″N 9°01′49″W / 53.2769°N 9.0303°W / 53.2769; -9.0303EducationDoctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1873

Alfred Senier (24 January 1853 – 29 June 1918) was a chemist and a Professor of Chemistry, Queen's College, Galway from 1891 until his death. He was one of the founding members of the Aristotelian Society.

Life

Alfred Senier was born 24 January 1853 in Burnley, England to Alfred Senier (1823–1893) and Jane (née Sutherland).[1] His father, who was born in England, first emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1844 before returning to England in 1847 to become a pharmacist. He married Jane Sutherland and, in 1853, emigrated once more to Wisconsin, opening a pharmacy in Dover.[2] In 1857, they moved to the nearby village of Mazomanie.[2]

He attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1873 as a Doctor of Medicine.[3]

He died 29 June 1918 at the age of 65 in Galway, Ireland.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lunney, Linde; Leaney, Enda (October 2009). "Senier, Alfred". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.007977.v1. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kittle, William (1900). History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie. Madison, Wisconsin: State Journal Printing Company. p. 139. OCLC 769704858.
  3. ^ a b "Prof. Alfred Senier" (PDF). Nature. 101 (2542): 389–390. 18 June 1918. doi:10.1038/101389a0. S2CID 4014282. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2020.

Further reading

  • "Senier, Alfred". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U202792. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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