CHEMICAL SOCIETIES OF THE XIX CENTURY.* 



By Henry Carrington Bolton, Ph.D. 



The beginning of a new century affords an opportune period for 

 chronicling the progress of chemistry as shown by the organizations 

 formed to foster its study and to stimulate its adherents. In the fol- 

 lowing pages an attempt has been made to place on record the statis- 

 tics of the Chemical Societies of the World for the year 1900, and to 

 indicate those that ended their careers within the nineteenth century. 

 The data have been obtained chiefly by correspondence, and thanks 

 are due to the officers of societies who have responded to inquiries. 

 I am also under special obligations to Dr. Paul Dorveaux, Librarian 

 of the Ecole Superieure de Pharmacie, Paris; to Professor Bohuslav 

 Brauner, of the Bohemian University, Prague; to Professor George 

 W. X. Kahlbaum, of the University of Basel; and particularly to the 

 Smithsonian Institution, for aid in securing the information sought. 



The fact that chemical societies were organized and in operation 

 in the United States of America long before they existed in Europe 

 has been shown in my paper, "Early American Chemical Societies," 

 read to the Chemical Society of Washington, April 8, 1897. The two 

 pioneers in this field were the "Chemical Society of Philadelphia," 

 founded in 1792, and the "Columbian Chemical Society of Phila- 

 delphia," founded in 181 1. Of these some particulars will be found 

 in their proper order. 



In the following list the societies are placed in chronological order 

 under each country, and the countries are arranged alphabetically. 

 Of each society the following data are given so far as attainable : 



Seat, and date of founding, 



Name of President, and membership in igoo.f 



Serial publications, { 



Remarks. 



* Read at the 25th Anniversary of the American Chemical Society held m 

 New York City, April 12-13, 1901. 



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X For full details consult: A Select Bibliography of TChemistry, by Henrjj- 

 Carrington Bolton, Washington, 1 893-1 899. 3 vols. Svo. 



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