Irwin G. Priest (born 27 January 1886) received his bachelor's degree in 1907 from the

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. He went to work for the

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straight from college and after just 6 years was promoted to Chief of Colorimetry Section of the Optics division. He was named the first honorary lifetime member of the

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in 1913 for his work on oil color grading. He was elected president of the

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and served from 1928 to 1929.

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Articles Published by early OSA Presidents
Journal of the Optical Society of America American physicists Presidents of Optica (society) Year of death missing 1886 births {{US-physicist-stub

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