Benjamin Silliman Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBenjamin Silliman Jr.
professor of chemistry, Yale University
Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1816
Place of Birth: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jan-1885
Profession: chemist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Benjamin Silliman Jr.
- Benjamin Silliman Jr.
- (December 4, 1816 – January 14, 1885) was a professor of chemistry at Yale University and instrumental in developing the oil industry. His father Benjamin Silliman Sr., also a famous Yale chemist, developed the process of fractional distillation that enabled the economical production of kerosene.
- In 1855, Silliman Jr.
- wrote a report for $526.08 on Pennsylvania rock oil and its usefulness as an illuminant that convinced investors to back George Bissell's search for oil.
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