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James Ferris (other)
James Ferris or Ferriss may refer to: * James Ferris James "Jim" P. Ferris (1932 – March 4, 2016) was an American chemist. He is known for his contributions to the understanding of the origins of life on Earth, specifically by demonstrating a successful mechanism of clay-catalyzed polymeri ... (1932–2016), American chemist * James Marshall Ferris (1828–1893), Canadian politician * James Ferriss (1849–1926), American politician and amateur conchologist {{hndis, Ferris, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ferris
James "Jim" P. Ferris (1932 – March 4, 2016) was an American chemist. He is known for his contributions to the understanding of the origins of life on Earth, specifically by demonstrating a successful mechanism of clay-catalyzed polymerization of RNA, providing further evidence for the RNA World Hypothesis. Additionally, his work in atmospheric photochemistry has illuminated many of the chemical processes which occur in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn's moon, Titan. Life and career Jim Ferris was born in Nyack, New York to Richard and Mabel Ferris, the youngest of five children. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. He went on to earn a doctorate in natural products chemistry at Indiana University, and continued his post-doctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ferris began his career as a professor at Florida State University, and performed research at the Salk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marshall Ferris
James Marshall Ferris (1828 – March 2, 1893) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1886. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1828 and came to Canada West in 1850. In 1857, he married Catherine Fralick. Ferris served as postmaster of Campbellford, Ontario, reeve of Seymour Township and warden of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. Ferris acquired large amounts of property in the Campbellford area and his descendants donated the land which later became Ferris Provincial Park Ferris Provincial Park is a provincial park in northeastern Northumberland County in Ontario, Canada. The park occupies an area of next to the Trent River in Campbellford Campbellford is an unincorporated place and former town in Northumbe .... External links ''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877'' CH Mackintosh * 1828 births 1894 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |