Bartow, Edward, 1870-1958

Professor of chemistry, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus), and director and chief of Illinois State Water Survey.

From the description of Papers, 1870-1959. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28420232

Edward Bartow was born in Glenham, New York, on January 12, 1870. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1892, and took his Ph.D. in 1895 from the University of Göttingen, Germany. Upon returning to the United States, he married Alice Abbott on September 3, 1895. Mr. Bartow first taught at Williams College, then at the University of Kansas from 1897 to 1905, followed by the University of Illinois 1905 to 1920. He served in the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, providing sanitary drinking water and waste treatment for troops. At the University of Iowa, Mr. Bartow was head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from 1920 to 1940. The work he accomplished during World War I led to his area of research at Iowa -- the chemical treatment of water while protecting the environment. Edward Bartow died April 12, 1958.

From the description of Edward Bartow papers, 1905-1943. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 229186992

Bartow received his A.B. from Williams in 1892 and his Ph.D. from Goettingen in 1895, both in Chemistry. He joined the faculty of KU in 1897 in the Chemistry Department.

From the guide to the Personal Papers of Edward Bartow, 1897-1905, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives)