Ira Remsen was born in New York City on February 10, 1846. He was the son of James Vanderbelt Remsen … See more

In 1872, after researching pure chemistry at University of Tübingen, Remsen returned to the United States and became a professor at Williams College, where he wrote the popular text Theoretical Chemistry. Remsen's … See more

He died on March 4, 1927, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. His ashes are interred behind a plaque in the chemistry building on the Homewood campus at Johns Hopkins University. See more

In the 37 years of his service he guided 107 PhD students. In 1925 eighty-four of his students held positions as professors and forty were heads of chemistry departments in the US. After his death, the new chemistry b… See more

In 1946, to commemorate the centenary of Remsen, the Maryland chapter of the American Chemical Society, began awarding the Remsen award, in his honor. Awardees are frequently of the highest caliber, an… See more

• Noyes W. A. (1927). "Ira Remsen". Science. 66 (1707): 243–246. Bibcode:1927Sci....66..243N. doi:10.1126/science.66.1707.243. PMID 17742012. See more