Charles Frederick Burgess

Charles Frederick Burgess (January 5, 1873 – February 13, 1945) was an American chemist and engineer. He was founder of the University of Wisconsin-Madison department of Chemical Engineering in 1905, and was a pioneer in the development of electrochemical engineering in the United States. In 1917 he founded the Burgess Battery Company.

Early life Charles Frederick Burgess was born on January 5, 1873, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He attended local schools in Oshkosh and received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1895. He got an advanced degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1898. 1944, honorary degree in engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology