History of Richmond Center, (Ontario County) New York United States of America

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A Biography of Joel Gilbert Justin

Joel Gilbert Justin, inventor, was born at Richmond, Ontario county, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1852; son of Dr. Joel Winchester Justin. His mother was also a registered physician, and was the inventor of surgical instruments. He studied medicine under Dr. Henry Hartshorne of Philadelphia, Pa., and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1875, Ph.D., 1876. He settled in Syracuse, N.Y., where he practised his profession, and was instructor in chemistry at Syracuse university, 1877-79; lecturer on forensic medicine, 1879-80; professor of forensic medicine, 1880-84, and librarian, 1881-84. He invented a dynamite projectile to be fired from a rifle cannon, which was tested by the inventor before the U.S. board of ordnance at Perryville, N.Y., in 1892, and was highly successful.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor