James Crafts
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James Mason Crafts (March 8, 1839 – June 20, 1917) was an American chemist, mostly known for developing the Friedel–Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with Charles Friedel in 1876.[1][2]
Quick Facts 4th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Preceded by ...
James Crafts | |
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4th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
In office 1897–1900 | |
Preceded by | Francis Amasa Walker |
Succeeded by | Henry Smith Pritchett |
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Born | (1839-03-08)March 8, 1839 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | June 20, 1917(1917-06-20) (aged 78) Ridgefield, Connecticut |
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