John William Draper (1811–82)

English-born American chemist, educator, and historian. Professor of chemistry and natural philosophy, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, 1836–8. Professor of chemistry, University of the City of New York (New York University), 1839; professor of physiology and president of its medical college, 1850. First president of the American Chemical Society. Published on human physiology, and on historical topics such as the intellectual development of Europe, and the conflict between science and religion.