ðə səsˈaɪəɾi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən baɪ bˈɛndʒəmɪn mˈʊɹ, dˈʌbəljˌuː.dˈiː. hˈælɪbˌɜːtən ænd ˈʌðɚz, ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm ʌvðə bˌaɪoʊkˈɛmɪkəl klˈʌb.
The society was founded in 1911 by Benjamin Moore, W.D. Halliburton and others, under the name of the Biochemical Club.