Ottomar Jarecki - Scholar and Inventor

Abstract

This year, 1976, we celebrate the Bicentennial of the United States and the Centennial of the American Chemical Society. The American Chemical Society (ACS), a national organization of chemists and chemical engineers, was founded in New York City on April 6, 1876. The Erie Section of the American Chemical Society was granted a charter from the ACS on April 9, 1923. Its forerunner was the Erie Chemical Society. Dr. Paul H. Henkel of Continental Rubber Works, other chemists in Erie industries and chemistry teachers from local high schools were instrumental in the founding of the Erie Section. To commemorate the Centennial of the American Chemical Society and the Bicentennial of the United States, the Erie Section of the ACS formed a Centennial Committee to collect history on the teaching and practice of chemistry in Erie. The following essay is a portion of the information which has been assimilated by the Centennial Committee.