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Not to be confused with the organist Frank Speller, his grandson.
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Frank Newman Speller
Born(1875-01-01)January 1, 1875
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 12, 1968(1968-01-12) (aged 93)
Buffalo, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Known forCorrosion and metallurgy
AwardsLongstreth Medal (1927)
American Iron and Steel Institute Medal (1931)
Max Hecht Award (1960)
Scientific career
FieldsMetallurgical engineer
InstitutionsNational Tube Company
Notes
He is the grandfather of the organist Frank Newman Speller III.

Frank Newman Speller Sr (January 1, 1875 – January 12, 1968) was a Canadian born American metallurgical engineer notable for his pioneering text on corrosion in 1926. For his service to the field he won the Longstreth Medal (1927), American Iron and Steel Institute Medal and the Max Hecht Award (1960).

The Frank Newman Speller Award was named in his honor.

Biography

Frank Newman Speller was born in Toronto in 1875.

He died at his son's home in Buffalo, New York on January 12, 1968.

Books by Speller

  • Frank Newman Speller, Corrosion, Causes and Prevention - an engineering problem, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1926, LCCN: 26010656.

References

  1. Rook, Charles Alexander, ed. (1923). Western Pennsylvanians: A Work for Newspaper and Library Reference. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Western Pennsylvania Biographical Association. pp. 275, 371. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Frank N. Speller, Corrosion Expert". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 15, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Am. Iron Steel Inst. Yearbook, pp. 48–79, 1948
  • Am. Iron Steel Inst. Yearbook, p. 48, 1953
  • Who's Who in Engineering 1948

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