Harry Snyder (1867–1927) was an American agricultural scientist, a specialist in
agricultural chemistry
Agricultural chemistry is the study of chemistry, especially organic chemistry and biochemistry, as they relate to agriculture—agricultural production, the processing of raw products into foods and beverages, and environmental monitoring and re ...
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Biography
Harry Snyder was born in
Cherry Valley, New York
Cherry Valley is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Otsego County, New York, Otsego County, New York (state), New York, United States. According to the 2020 US census, the village of Cherry Valley had a population of 487. Howeve ...
on January 26, 1867.
He earned a B.S. from
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
in 1889, where he was subsequently instructor of chemistry for two years. Snyder joined the Agricultural Experiment Station at the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
in 1891 as a chemist, and in 1892 became professor of agricultural chemistry. He became professor of agricultural chemistry and soils in 1907. He left his professorship for industry in 1909 to become the chief chemist for the
Russell-Miller Milling Company in
Minneapolis
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He married Adelaide Churchill Craig in 1890.
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Snyder died at his home in Minneapolis on October 11, 1927.][
Snyder Hall, constructed in 1938 as the agricultural biochemistry building at the university, was named after him on the ]University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
St. Paul Campus. It is now the headquarters for the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences
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. He was President of the Sigma Xi
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Chapter there from 1907-08.Sigma Xi
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Bibliography
Among his major publications were his books:
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He also wrote many papers, including:
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Snyder wrote numerous Department of Agriculture Bulletins, including United States Department of Agriculture Bulletins Nos. 67, 85, 101, 126, 143, 156, on the digestibility of bread. He also was the writer of many technical articles for the ''Encyclopædia Britannica
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American agriculturalists
Cornell University alumni
University of Minnesota people
1867 births
1927 deaths
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