Albert Sauveur was an American Metallurgist, originally Belgian.

He studied at Athénée Royal in Brussels, then the School of Mines, Liege and graduated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...

 in 1889.

Sauveur founded the first metallographic laboratory in a university. From 1924 to 1939, he held the Gordon McKay Professor of Mining and Metallurgy title at Harvard University

Harvard University

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. From 1939 on, ASM International

ASM International

ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, is a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers working with metals....

 started bestowing the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award, for achievements in materials science

Materials science

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 and engineering.

He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal

Elliott Cresson Medal

The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848...

 in 1913 and the Franklin Medal

Franklin Medal

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 in 1939, both from The Franklin Institute.

Works

• Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel (1912)