Lyman Hall (academic)

Lyman Hall (academic)

Lyman Hall (February 18, 1859 – August 16, 1905) was a professor and president of the Georgia School of Technology (now called the Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech).

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Lyman Hall building

Erected in 1905 and named in his honor, [cite web|url=http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=29A|title=Campus
accessdate=2007-03-26
] [cite web|url=http://www.library.gatech.edu/gtbuildings/lyman.htm|title=Lyman Hall Chemistry Building|accessdate=2007-03-26] The Lyman Hall Laboratory of Chemistry at Georgia Tech is commonly referred to by students as "Lyman Hall" or simply "Lyman", due to the common mistaken impression that the word "Hall" is a mere descriptor. The building was completely gutted in 1988.

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