About Gregory P. Baxter
Lived 1876 – 1953 (aged 76). Gregory P. Baxter was an American chemist, known for Atomic weight.
Gregory Paul Baxter (March 3, 1876 – February 10, 1953) was an American chemist notable for his work on atomic weights.
Biography Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Baxter became an instructor in chemistry at Harvard in 1897. Baxter served as chairman of the Harvard Chemistry Department from 1911 to 1932. In 1925 he assumed the Theodore William Richards Professorship, which he held until his retirement in 1944.
A specialist in the study of atomic weights and other chemical constants, Baxter served as chairman of the International Committee on Atomic Weights from 1930 to 1949. During the war he was associated with the Office of Scientific Research and Development. Baxter was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences.
He died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 10, 1953.
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US chemist (1876–1953)
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Gregory P. Baxter was born on 3 March 1876 in Somerville.
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Gregory P. Baxter died on 10 February 1953 in Cambridge.
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Gregory P. Baxter was known for Atomic weight.
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