William Edwards Henderson

An American chemist and teacher, he was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1870 and later earned a B.A. from the College of Wooster in 1891. He went on to receive a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1897.

He taught at Ohio State University from 1899 to 1941 and is remembered especially as the coauthor, with William McPherson, of a notable series of chemistry textbooks and laboratory manuals. Among the works associated with him are An Elementary Study of Chemistry and other instructional books designed for students and teachers.

Available catalog records and public-domain editions suggest that his writing was aimed at making chemistry more approachable in classrooms, which helps explain why his books continued to circulate long after their first publication. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.