Herbert R. Moody

Herbert Raymond Moody (November 19, 1869 – October 20, 1947) was an American chemist, educator and writer. He was a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hobart College and City College of New York. He was chief of the technical branch of the chemistry division of the War Industries Board from 1917 to 1918.

Early life Herbert Raymond Moody was born on November 19, 1869, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to Mary Emily (née Sherman) and Luther Raymond Moody. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1892. He graduated with a Master of Arts in 1900 and a PhD in 1901 from Columbia University. His dissertation was titled "Reactions at the Temperature of the Electric Arc".

Career

In 1892, Moody started teaching at MIT. He was a professor at Hobart College from 1901 to 1905. He then was head of the chemistry department at the City College of New York from 1922 to his retirement in 1938.

Moody was chief of the technical branch of the chemistry division of the War Industries Board from 1917 to 1918. He was assistant in the department of administration of the National Recovery Administration in 1934. He was chairman of the division of chemistry and chemical technology of the National Research Council from July 1936 to June 30, 1941. Following their marriage, they lived in Winsted, Connecticut. Moody, Herbert R. Chemistry of the Metals Moody, Herbert R. College Text of Quantitative Analysis