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Although he never obtained a graduate degree himself, Bogert directed the work of many graduate students

Bogert was self-taught in all of his fields of study

• Ph.B., 1894, Columbia School of Mines, Analytical and Applied Chemistry

• Columbia University, first professor of organic chemistry 1904 - 1938
• Columbia University, retired as emeritus professor in residence 1938

His research included work on synthesis of heterocyclic compounds, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and perfumes

� While he remained firm in his attachment to synthetic organic chemistry, his students did not follow in his area of research. Each was self-taught in a related field. They included a pioneer in analytical chemistry; an initiator of advances in physical organic chemistry and biological chemistry; one became one of the world’s great microbiologists; a founder of one of the nation’s leading chemical consulting firms.

• Nichols Medal, 1905
• Medal of the American Institute of Chemists, 1935
• Priestley Medal, 1938
• Chandler Medal, 1949
• Honorary L.L.D. Clark University, 1909

• President, Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø of Chemical Industry, 1912
• President, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 1938- 1947

. . . that in 1918-19, he was a colonel in the Chemical Warfare Service and for the remainder of his life was often addressed as Colonel, a form of address that he much enjoyed?

. . . that he always presided at the annual award of the Perkin Medal where he wore a dress suit and a mauve tie?