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Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. (30 April 1790 – 25 March 1861) was an American linguist and theologian, who served as professor of sacred literature at Yale University. He is chiefly remembered today for his involvement in the Amistad case and as the father of theoretical physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
Gibbs war der Sohn des Theologen und Sprachwissenschaftlers Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. (1790–1861) an der Universität Yale in New Haven. Dort studierte er Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften. Von 1863 bis 1866 war er Tutor am Yale-College.
Josiah Willard Gibbs (/ ɡ ɪ b z /; February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903) was an American scientist who made significant theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in transforming physical chemistry into a rigorous deductive science.
He was born in New Haven, the child of Josiah Willard Gibbs Sr. ’09, a Yale professor of sacred languages. (The elder Gibbs is also remembered for his successful effort to find a translator for the enslaved captives of the Amistad , so that their story could be heard.)
Biography. Josiah Gibbs Sr. is Notable. Josiah was born in 1790, son of Henry Gibbs and Mercy Prescott. [1] He married Mary Anna Van Cleve on Sept 30, 1830, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States. [2] Together they had the following known children [3] : Ann Louise Gibbs, b. June 18, 1831. Eliza Phillips Gibbs, b. Aug 31, 1834.
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- April 30, 1790
- Mary Anna (Van Cleve) Gibbs
- March 25, 1861
Yale University has been selected by the American Chemical Society’s Division of the History of Chemistry to receive the 2021 Citation for Chemical Breakthrough Award for Josiah Willard Gibbs’s 1878 publication explaining the laws of thermodynamics, “ On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances ” ( Trans. Connecticut. Acad.
30. Nov. 2015 · Josiah Willard Gibbs was an American born scientist known primarily for his studies in thermodynamics and development of statistical mechanics. His findings paved the way for future discoveries in quantum mechanics and theoretical physics.
