Downtown in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
John Gamble Kirkwood
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
1. John Gamble Kirkwood Marker
1907 – 1959
Physical Chemist
Served: Yale University as Sterling Professor of Chemistry; Chairman of the Chemistry Department (1951-1959) and Director of Division of Sciences (1956-1959); Leiden University as Lorentz Professor of Theoretical Physics (1959); California Institute of Technology as Noyes Professor of Chemistry (1947-1951); Cornell University as Todd Professor of Chemistry (1938-1947); National Academy of Sciences as Foreign Secretary (1954-1958); The United States Government as Scientific Consultant (1941-1959)
Scientific Honors: American Chemical Society Award in Pure Chemistry (1936); Richards Medal (1950); Lewis Medal (1955)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 41° 18.88′ N, 72° 55.682′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Grove Street near High Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Grove Street Cemetery. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Noah Lane Farnham (a few steps from this marker); Pelatiah Perit (a few steps from this marker); Walter Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Eli Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ithiel Town (about 300 feet away); Eli Smith (about 300 feet away); Edward Robinson Smith (about 300 feet away); Othniel Charles Marsh (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
Also see . . . John Gamble Kirkwood on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
2. John Gamble Kirkwood Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
3. John Gamble Kirkwood Marker
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