Louis Olney
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Louis Atwell Olney (1875, Providence, Rhode Island, United States – 1949) was a pioneering textile chemist and educator.[1][2]
He was the founder and first president of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists[3] which in 1944 established the Olney Medal, in his honor, to recognize outstanding achievements in textile or polymer chemistry or other fields of chemistry of major importance to textile science.[4][5]
Bibliography
- Louis Olney (1927). Elementary organic chemistry. New York: Howes. LCCN 27011737.
- Louis Olney (1909). Textile chemistry and dyeing : a manual of practical instruction in the art of textile bleaching and coloring, and allied processes of treatment ; including many useful hints and recipes. Chicago: American School of Correspondence. LCCN 09008904.
