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Frederick Hutton Getman
1877–1941
A chemist as well as a writer, he turned complex scientific ideas into clear, teachable books. His work ranged from practical laboratory manuals to a full-length biography of the influential American chemist Ira Remsen.
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The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis
by Frederick Hutton Getman
About the author
Frederick Hutton Getman (1877–1941) was an American chemist and textbook author whose books helped students and general readers approach chemistry with confidence. Records of his published work show a long-running interest in both theory and hands-on practice, including The Elements of Blowpipe Analysis, Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry, and Laboratory Exercises in Physical Chemistry.
A 1918 edition of Outlines of Theoretical Chemistry identifies him as holding a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins and as a former associate professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College. Later in life, he also wrote The Life of Ira Remsen (1940), a biography of one of the central figures in American chemistry, which suggests how closely he was connected to that scientific world.
Getman died in 1941. Although he is not widely known today outside specialist and historical circles, his books reflect a practical, orderly way of explaining science that made demanding material more approachable for generations of readers.