Francis B. Foley
American ferrous metallurgist
About Francis B. Foley
Lived 1887 – 1973 (aged 85). Francis B. Foley was an American engineer, metallurgist and ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Francis B. Foley (July 7, 1887 – February 1973), was an American ferrous metallurgist.
Biography
Foley was born July 7, 1887, in Philadelphia. His father, Dennis Foley, died in 1889 in Dakota Territory, leaving a wife, daughter, and three sons (one posthumous). Francis was enrolled in Girard College, a free boarding school, at that time limited to fatherless white boys, from which he graduated in 1904, after completing a high school education. He worked for a year in the art department of the Philadelphia North American, a daily morning newspaper.
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Who was Francis B. Foley?
American ferrous metallurgist
When was Francis B. Foley born?
Francis B. Foley was born on 7 July 1887 in Philadelphia.
When did Francis B. Foley die?
Francis B. Foley died on 28 February 1973 in Coral Gables, Florida.
What was Francis B. Foley's occupation?
Francis B. Foley was an engineer, metallurgist and ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
What nationality was Francis B. Foley?
Francis B. Foley was American.
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