Benjamin Silliman Jr.
Chemist
Benjamin Silliman Jr. was a professor of chemistry at Yale University and instrumental in developing the petroleum industry.
His father Benjamin Silliman Sr., also a famous Yale chemist, developed the process of fractional distillation that... Wikipedia
Born: December 4, 1816, New Haven, CT
Died: January 14, 1885 (age 68 years), New Haven, CT
Children: Alice Trumbull Silliman
Grandchildren: Eleanor Silliman Belknap Humphrey and Alice Silliman Belknap
Known for: oil
Parents: Benjamin Silliman and Harriet Trumbull
Education: Yale University