Samuel Wilson Parr

Samuel Wilson Parr (January 21, 1857 – May 16, 1931) was an American chemist and academic from Illinois.

Parr is noted for his contributions to industrial chemistry, including the identification of the alloy illium, named for the school.

He then attended graduate school at Cornell University for a year, receiving a master's degree in 1895.

[3] Parr was the first president of the Athletic Association of the University of Illinois and was known as a skilled baseball player.

[5] He died on May 16, 1931 in Urbana, Illinois after suffering a heart attack,[2] and was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum there.