Alfred Senier

American chemist (1853–1918)

Alfred Senier

Born| (1853-01-24)24 January 1853

Burnley, England

Died| 29 June 1918(1918-06-29) (aged 65)

Galway, Ireland

Resting place| Bohermore Cemetery
53°16′37″N 9°01′49″W﻿ / ﻿53.2769°N 9.0303°W﻿ / 53.2769; -9.0303
Education| Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1873

Alfred Senier (24 January 1853 – 29 June 1918) was a chemist and a Professor of Chemistry, Queen's College, Galway from 1891 until his death. He was one of the founding members of the Aristotelian Society.

## Life

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Alfred Senier was born 24 January 1853 in Burnley, England to Alfred Senier (1823–1893) and Jane (née Sutherland).[1] His father, who was born in England, first emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin in 1844 before returning to England in 1847 to become a pharmacist. He married Jane Sutherland and, in 1853, emigrated once more to Wisconsin, opening a pharmacy in Dover.[2] In 1857, they moved to the nearby village of Mazomanie.[2]

He attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1873 as a Doctor of Medicine.[3]

He died 29 June 1918 at the age of 65 in Galway, Ireland.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Lunney, Linde; Leaney, Enda (October 2009). "Senier, Alfred". Dictionary of Irish Biography. doi:10.3318/dib.007977.v1. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.
2. ^ a b Kittle, William (1900). History of the Township and Village of Mazomanie. Madison, Wisconsin: State Journal Printing Company. p. 139\. OCLC 769704858.
3. ^ a b "Prof. Alfred Senier" (PDF). Nature. 101 (2542): 389–390. 18 June 1918. doi:10.1038/101389a0. S2CID 4014282. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2020.

## Further reading

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* "Senier, Alfred". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U202792. Retrieved 19 February 2012.

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