Silliman — is a surname and may refer to: * Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1840–1904), American musician * Benjamin Silliman (1779–1864), American chemist * Benjamin Silliman Jr. (1816–1885), American chemist * Gold Selleck Silliman (1732–1790), American attorney … Wikipedia
Silliman — (spr. Sillimänn), 1) Benjamin, geb. 8. Aug. 1772 zu Trumbull in Connecticut; war 1796 einige Zeit Lehrer an einer Schule in Wethersfield, studirte dann Rechtswissenschaften, wurde 1799 Lehrer am Yale College, 1804 Professor der Chemie,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Silliman — Silliman, 1) Benjamin, Naturforscher, geb. 8. Aug. 1779 zu Trumbull in Connecticut, gest. 24. Nov. 1864, studierte am Yale College in Newhaven, wurde daselbst 1802 Professor der Chemie, besuchte 1805 Europa und erwarb sich große Verdienste um… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Silliman — (–männ), Benjamin, amerik. Naturforscher, geb. 1780, seit 1805 Professor der Chemie am Yale College in Newhaven, besuchte 3mal den europ. Continent, welche Reisen er in »Two passages over the Atlantic in 1805 and 1806«, Newhaven 1810 u. in »A… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Silliman — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le nom de Silliman est celui de plusieurs personnalités (par ordre alphabétique) : Benjamin Silliman (1779 1864), chimiste américain. Benjamin… … Wikipédia en Français
Silliman — This unusual and interesting name has two possible origins, the first of which is from a medieval nickname for a happy, cheerful and fortunate man. The derivation is from the Middle English seely , meaning happy, fortunate from the Old English… … Surnames reference
Silliman University — Infobox University name = Silliman University motto = Via Veritas Vita The Way, the Truth, the Life founder = Horace B. Silliman established = August 28, 1901 type = Private president = Dr. Ben S.Malayang, III, Ph.D. city = Dumaguete City state … Wikipedia
Silliman College — Yale Residential College Infobox shield = name = Silliman College motto Latin = ? motto English = named for = Benjamin Silliman year established = 1940 colors = Red, white, green, gold master = Judith Krauss dean = Hugh Flick undergraduates = 450 … Wikipedia
Silliman National Writers Workshop — The Silliman National Writers Workshop, now called the Dumaguete National Writers Workshop, was founded (in 1962) by the late Edilberto K. Tiempo and National Artist for Literature Edith L. Tiempo of Silliman University. It is an annual literary… … Wikipedia
Silliman, Benjamin — ▪ American chemist [1816 85] born Dec. 4, 1816, New Haven, Conn., U.S. died Jan. 14, 1885, New Haven American chemist whose report on the potential uses of crude oil products gave impetus to plans for drilling the first producing oil well,… … Universalium
