He was educated at Ansonia high school and graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1898, where he obtained work as a laboratory assistant and began a Ph.D. degree under the supervision of H L Wheeler.
hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æɾ ænsˈoʊniə hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə ʃˈɛfiːld saɪəntˈɪfɪk skˈuːl ʌv jˈeɪl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, wˌɛɹ hiː əbtˈeɪnd wˈɜːk æz ɐ lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ɐsˈɪstənt ænd bɪɡˈæn ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. dᵻɡɹˈiː ˌʌndɚ ðə suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌv ˈeɪtʃ ˈɛl wˈiːlɚ.