James Crafts

James Crafts
4th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
In office
1897–1900
Preceded byFrancis Amasa Walker
Succeeded byHenry Smith Pritchett
Personal details
Born(1839-03-08)March 8, 1839
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJune 20, 1917(1917-06-20) (aged 78)
Ridgefield, Connecticut
EducationHarvard University
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James Mason Crafts (March 8, 1839 – June 20, 1917) was an American chemist, mostly known for developing the Friedel–Crafts alkylation and acylation reactions with Charles Friedel in 1876. A research chemist for most of his career, Crafts also served as president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1898 to 1900.

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