"F. J. Moore was born at Pittsfield, Mass., June 9, 1867. ...He ...went to the University of Heidelberg, where he studied with Victor Meyer and with Gatterman ...and was awarded the degree of doctor of philosophy in 1893. ...In ... 1894 he came to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...The condition of his health caused him to retire from active teaching in 1925 ...All American students of the history of chemistry are familiar with Moore's book on the subject. Many owe to it their first interest in the history of their science. ...He published "Outlines of Organic Chemistry (1910), "Experiments in Organic Chemistry" (1911), and "A History of Chemistry (1918). The last book shows the character of the man—widely read, witty, and lucid. It is entertainingly written and can be recommended to chemist and non-chemist alike. The writer has found it excellent medicine for the student who thinks that organic chemistry is difficult, for it gives him an interest which removes difficulties and makes intricacies appealing. As an undergraduate at Amherst, F.J. Moore was interested in chemistry and in philosophy... Although he decided to pursue the chemistry, his "History of Chemistry" makes it clear that he never abandoned the philosophy."