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Benjamin Silliman Jr.

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Gender Male
Death138 years ago
Date of birth December 4,1816
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born New Haven
Connecticut
United States
Date of died January 14,1885
DiedNew Haven
Connecticut
United States
Known for Oil
Parents Benjamin Silliman
Harriet Trumbull
Influenced by Benjamin Silliman
Children Alice Trumbull Silliman
Grandchildren Eleanor Silliman Belknap Humphrey
Alice Silliman Belknap
BooksPrinciples of physics
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Benjamin Silliman Jr. Life story


Benjamin Silliman Jr. was a professor of chemistry at Yale University and instrumental in developing the petroleum industry. His father Benjamin Silliman Sr., also a famous Yale chemist, developed the process of fractional distillation that enabled the economical production of kerosene.

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