Albert Huntington Chester
Encyclopedia
Professor Albert Huntington Chester (November 22, 1843 – April 13, 1903) was an American geologist and mining engineer.
(1868) and a Ph.D.
(1876). Professionally, he was a mining engineer and a professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and metallurgy for Hamilton College and Rutgers College. He completed an exploration of the Mesabi
and Vermilion
Iron Ranges for the Minnesota Iron Company in 1875, and his observations were published in the Eleventh Annual Report of the Minnesota Geological Survey
in 1882.
of northeastern Minnesota
, was named in his honor.
Personal life
Chester was the son of Albert Tracey and Elizabeth (Stanley) Chester of Connecticut. He was married to Alethea S. Rudd of New York City from 1869 until her death in 1891. He was then married to Georgiana Waldron Jenks of Buffalo, New York from 1898 until his own death. He was the father of one child, Albert Huntington Chester, Jr.Accomplishments
Chester was a graduate of the Columbia School of Mines with an M.E.Master of Engineering
A Master of Engineering or Master of Technology or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in Ingeniaria) (abbreviated M.Eng., ME or MEng) or Master of Technology (abbreviated M.Tech. or MTech) or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in...
(1868) and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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(1876). Professionally, he was a mining engineer and a professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and metallurgy for Hamilton College and Rutgers College. He completed an exploration of the Mesabi
Mesabi Range
The Mesabi Iron Range is a vast deposit of iron ore and the largest of four major iron ranges in the region collectively known as the Iron Range of Minnesota. Discovered in 1866, it is the chief deposit of iron ore in the United States. The deposit is located in northeast Minnesota, largely in...
and Vermilion
Vermilion Range (Minnesota)
The Vermilion Range exists between Tower and Ely, Minnesota, and contains significant deposits of iron ore. The Vermilion, along with the Mesabi and Cuyuna Ranges, constitute the Iron Ranges of northern Minnesota which were deposited in the Animikie Group...
Iron Ranges for the Minnesota Iron Company in 1875, and his observations were published in the Eleventh Annual Report of the Minnesota Geological Survey
Minnesota Geological Survey
The Minnesota Geological Survey is a unit of the Newton Horace Winchell School of Earth Sciences at the University of Minnesota. The Survey conducts field mapping, basic and applied research, publishes scientific and popular literature, and works toward the goal of science education through...
in 1882.
Published
- The Iron Region of Northern Minnesota" in Annual Report of the Minnesota Geological Survey, No. 11 (1884), 154-167
- A Catalogue of Minerals Alphabetically Arranged, With Their Chemical Compositions and Synonyms (New York,1897)
- A Dictionary of the Names of Minerals, (New York, 1896).
Honors
Chester Peak, a mountain in the Sawtooth RangeSawtooth Mountains (Minnesota)
The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of low, serrated ridges situated on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota, extending about 30 miles from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the west, to Grand Marais on the east.-Description:...
of northeastern Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, was named in his honor.