James Flack Norris

James Flack Norris (January 20, 1871 – August 3, 1940) was an American chemist.

Biography Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to a Methodist minister, Norris was educated in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Central High School in 1887. He then attended Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated with an A.B. in chemistry.

In 1906, Norris was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1907, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1929, Norris was conferred an honorary Sc.D. degree by Bowdoin College. In 1937, he received the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal. He was interred at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.