12 Facts About Ambrose Monell

Ambrose Monell was an American industrialist and military commander.

Ambrose Monell served as the first president of the International Nickel Company and was the namesake of the alloy known as Monel.

Ambrose Monell was the grandson of New York Surrogate's Court Chief Justice Claudius L Monell.

Ambrose Monell became an instructor at the School of Mines upon graduation.

Ambrose Monell later joined Carnegie Steel Company as a metallurgical engineer and quickly rose through the ranks to become the company's Chief Metallurgical Engineer and assistant to the president by 1902.

Ambrose Monell was named one of the "Carnegie Boys" by Quentin R Skrabec Jr.

Ambrose Monell received a patent in 1906 on the manufacture of a nickel-copper alloy that became known as Monel alloy 400, setting off a century of inventions in the alloy industry.

Ambrose Monell was a director of a number of companies, including American International Corporation, Midvale Steel, International Motors Company, Liberty National Bank of New York, American Bank Note Company, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, among others.

In 1917, Ambrose Monell resigned from the company to become a colonel on the staff of the American aviation services in France.

Ambrose Monell was a member of the City Club of New York, Racquet and Tennis Club, and the Downtown Club.

Ambrose Monell was a resident of Tuxedo Park, New York, at the time of his death.

Ambrose Monell left an estate of $15,000,000 at the time of death.