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Hunt (THOMAS STERRY an American)

THOMAS STERRY, an American chemist and geologist; born in Norwich, Conn., Sept. 5, 1826. He was for a period assistant to the elder Silliman at Yale College; 1847 to 1872 was chemist and mineralogist to the Canadian Geological Survey; Professor of Chemistry at Laval University (1856-1862) and at McGill University (1862-1868 ) ; 1872-1878 Professor of Geology in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

HUNTER In organic chemistry his name is identified with a system essentially his own, and his researches into the composition of rocks were of great importance. In 1859 he invented the green ink with which greenbacks are printed. He was made an officer of the Legion of Honor in 1867, and received a fellowship of the Royal Society (1859), and the degree of LL.D. from Cambridge (1881). He published several works on chemistry and mineralogy. He died in New York City, Feb. 12, 1892.