a dispassionate history, which it wasn't, than a screed against Roman Catholics" motivated by personal animus at the behavior of his sister, a Catholic nun, regarding the death of his son. Draper was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1844. He served as the first president of the American Chemical Society in 1876. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1877. Children John Christopher Draper (1835–1885) Henry Draper (1837–1882) Virginia Draper Maury (1839–1885) (1841–1931) William Draper (1845–1853) Antonia Draper Dixon (1849–1923) Death He died on January 4, 1882, at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, at the age of 70. The funeral was held at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery in New York City. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. Legacy In 1975, Draper's house, known as the Henry Draper Observatory, in Hastings was designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1976, New York University founded the John W. Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought (Draper Program) in honor of his lifelong commitment to interdisciplinary study. In 2001, Draper and the founding of the American Chemical Society were designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark at New York University. Publications Draper wrote a number of books and articles for magazines and journals (Google Scholar). His books include: Elements of Chemistry, Including the Most Recent Discoveries and Applications of the Science to Medicine and Pharmacy, and to the Arts. by Robert Kane and John William Draper. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1842. History of the American Civil War. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1867–70. History of the Conflict Between Religion and Science. New York: D. Appleton, 1874. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1863, 1900 edition, v.1,v.2 Human Physiology, Statistical and Dynamical; or, the Conditions and Course of the Life of Man. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1856. Life of Franklin, Edited by Ronald S. Wilkinson. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977. Draper, John William. (1875). History of the Conflict between Religion and Science. Henry S. King & Co (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2009; ) Science in America: Inaugural address of Dr. John W. Draper, as president of the American Chemical Society New York: J.F. Trow & Son, Printers, 1876. Scientific Memoirs; Being Experimental Contributions to a Knowledge of Radiant Energy. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. Text-Book on Chemistry.