Hamilton Castner
American chemist
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Hamilton Young Castner was an American industrial chemist. Wikipedia
Born: September 11, 1858, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Died: October 11, 1899 (age 41 years), Saranac Lake, NY
Awards: The Franklin Institute Awards (1889) and Elliott Cresson Medal (1897)
Known for: invention of methods to produce sodium metal and sodium hydroxide from soda ash and salt respectively