Elmer Peter Kohler

Elmer Peter Kohler (November 6, 1865 - May 24, 1938) was an American organic chemist who spent his career on the faculty at Bryn Mawr College and later at Harvard University. At both institutions, he was notable for his effectiveness in teaching.

Early life and education Kohler was born in Egypt, Pennsylvania to a family of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. After graduating, he took a job as a passenger agent with the Santa Fe Railroad. He returned to education and received a master's degree from Muhlenberg College in 1889. He then attended Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, where he received his Ph.D. in 1892.

Throughout his career, Kohler was noted as a skilled experimentalist, continuing to work in the laboratory himself till very shortly before his death.