He was the son of Joseph Fristoe (1801-March 1850 Rappahannock County) of Culpeper County, Virginia who married Martha Rudasill, daughter of William Rudasill of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
On March 2, 1859 as Edward T. Fristoe, he married Julia Laub at the District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.
Educator, Chemist, Mathematician and Military Officer. Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School, Columbian University. Founder and President of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW).
Edward Fristoe was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. After graduating in 1855 he became the Chair of Mathematics at Columbian University [known today as George Washington University], Washington, D.C. In 1860 he accepted the position of Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy and Librarian at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
After declining many offers of commissions, he entered the Confederate Army in 1862 as Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. He was later promoted to Colonel of Cavalry under General Sterling Price. In May 1864 Colonel Fristoe was appointed commander of a band of Confederate soldiers that became known as Fristoe's Regiment. Officially organized in July 1864 the regiment consisted of 830 officers and men and was attached to Colonel Thomas R. Freeman's Brigade of Major General John S. Marmaduke's Division during the Missouri Expedition.
After the Civil War he returned to Columbian University where he was a Professor of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Natural History. In 1871 he also became a Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology with the National Medical College [formerly the medical department of Columbian University]. In 1874 he was promoted to Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University and also became Professor of Chemistry in the National College of Pharmacy [later part of George Washington University] from 1872 to 1884. He was especially interested in the analysis of mineral springs thought to be beneficial to health and water quality.
In recognition of his reputation he received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1872 from William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Missouri and in 1874 the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the National College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Professor Fristoe died of heat prostration during the 1892 heat wave in Washington, D.C.
On March 2, 1859 as Edward T. Fristoe, he married Julia Laub at the District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.
Educator, Chemist, Mathematician and Military Officer. Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School, Columbian University. Founder and President of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW).
Edward Fristoe was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. After graduating in 1855 he became the Chair of Mathematics at Columbian University [known today as George Washington University], Washington, D.C. In 1860 he accepted the position of Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy and Librarian at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
After declining many offers of commissions, he entered the Confederate Army in 1862 as Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. He was later promoted to Colonel of Cavalry under General Sterling Price. In May 1864 Colonel Fristoe was appointed commander of a band of Confederate soldiers that became known as Fristoe's Regiment. Officially organized in July 1864 the regiment consisted of 830 officers and men and was attached to Colonel Thomas R. Freeman's Brigade of Major General John S. Marmaduke's Division during the Missouri Expedition.
After the Civil War he returned to Columbian University where he was a Professor of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Natural History. In 1871 he also became a Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology with the National Medical College [formerly the medical department of Columbian University]. In 1874 he was promoted to Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University and also became Professor of Chemistry in the National College of Pharmacy [later part of George Washington University] from 1872 to 1884. He was especially interested in the analysis of mineral springs thought to be beneficial to health and water quality.
In recognition of his reputation he received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1872 from William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Missouri and in 1874 the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the National College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Professor Fristoe died of heat prostration during the 1892 heat wave in Washington, D.C.
He was the son of Joseph Fristoe (1801-March 1850 Rappahannock County) of Culpeper County, Virginia who married Martha Rudasill, daughter of William Rudasill of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
On March 2, 1859 as Edward T. Fristoe, he married Julia Laub at the District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.
Educator, Chemist, Mathematician and Military Officer. Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School, Columbian University. Founder and President of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW).
Edward Fristoe was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. After graduating in 1855 he became the Chair of Mathematics at Columbian University [known today as George Washington University], Washington, D.C. In 1860 he accepted the position of Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy and Librarian at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
After declining many offers of commissions, he entered the Confederate Army in 1862 as Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. He was later promoted to Colonel of Cavalry under General Sterling Price. In May 1864 Colonel Fristoe was appointed commander of a band of Confederate soldiers that became known as Fristoe's Regiment. Officially organized in July 1864 the regiment consisted of 830 officers and men and was attached to Colonel Thomas R. Freeman's Brigade of Major General John S. Marmaduke's Division during the Missouri Expedition.
After the Civil War he returned to Columbian University where he was a Professor of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Natural History. In 1871 he also became a Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology with the National Medical College [formerly the medical department of Columbian University]. In 1874 he was promoted to Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University and also became Professor of Chemistry in the National College of Pharmacy [later part of George Washington University] from 1872 to 1884. He was especially interested in the analysis of mineral springs thought to be beneficial to health and water quality.
In recognition of his reputation he received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1872 from William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Missouri and in 1874 the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the National College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Professor Fristoe died of heat prostration during the 1892 heat wave in Washington, D.C.
On March 2, 1859 as Edward T. Fristoe, he married Julia Laub at the District of Columbia.
They were the parents of two children.
Educator, Chemist, Mathematician and Military Officer. Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School, Columbian University. Founder and President of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW).
Edward Fristoe was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia. After graduating in 1855 he became the Chair of Mathematics at Columbian University [known today as George Washington University], Washington, D.C. In 1860 he accepted the position of Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy and Librarian at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
After declining many offers of commissions, he entered the Confederate Army in 1862 as Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. He was later promoted to Colonel of Cavalry under General Sterling Price. In May 1864 Colonel Fristoe was appointed commander of a band of Confederate soldiers that became known as Fristoe's Regiment. Officially organized in July 1864 the regiment consisted of 830 officers and men and was attached to Colonel Thomas R. Freeman's Brigade of Major General John S. Marmaduke's Division during the Missouri Expedition.
After the Civil War he returned to Columbian University where he was a Professor of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Natural History. In 1871 he also became a Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology with the National Medical College [formerly the medical department of Columbian University]. In 1874 he was promoted to Dean of the Corcoran Scientific School of the Columbian University and also became Professor of Chemistry in the National College of Pharmacy [later part of George Washington University] from 1872 to 1884. He was especially interested in the analysis of mineral springs thought to be beneficial to health and water quality.
In recognition of his reputation he received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1872 from William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Missouri and in 1874 the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy from the National College of Pharmacy in Washington, D.C. Professor Fristoe died of heat prostration during the 1892 heat wave in Washington, D.C.
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