Elias Anton Cappelen Smith

He was educated as a chemist at Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt [no], now the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, taking his final exam in 1893.

[5] By developing a basic refractory material adapted to the matte refining process (in magnesia bricks), Cappelen Smith and William H. Peirce found a way to drastically increase the lifetime of the lining.

[8] The Guggenheim process is a method of chemical precipitation which employs ferric chloride and aeration to prepare sludge for filtration.

The Guggenheim process first the exploitation of poor quality copper ore in the Chuquicamata mine starting in 1915.

[9][10] In 1920 Cappelen Smith was honored with the gold medal of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America for distinguished service in the art of hydrometallurgy.

He was also commander of the Chilean Al Merito-order and was awarded an honorary doctorate at Drexel Institute of Technology.

In 1930, Cappelen Smith helped finance the installation of the Steinmeyer organ in the Nidaros Cathedral for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Stiklestad.