Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | June 20, 1894 |
Birth Place | Illinois |
Age | 125 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Jan 2, 1971 (age 76) |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Net worth: $1.2 Billion (2024)
About
Remembered for his significant innovations in the realm of food preservation, this twentieth-century Chemist patented close to sixty of his food processes. Most notably, he further developed Chemist Karl Seifert's meat curing methods.
Before Fame
After earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry and pharmaceuticals from Northwestern University, he received his master's degree from the University of Chicago and went on to work for the Illinois-based Griffith Laboratories.
Trivia
He held chief Chemist positions at both the Chicago Department of Health and the John Morrell Company.
Family Life
The grandson of a woman who escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad and a man who founded the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Hall grew up in Elgin and Aurora, Illinois. He was married to Myrrhene Newsome.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of fellow African-American Chemist Percy Julian.