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AMERICAN MEN OF SCIENCE. 



velopment of the pronephric system, the 

 vascular system and the spinal column; prone- 

 phros in Amphiuma; lymphatics of the frog; 

 microscopic technique. Scientific bibliography. 



Field, Dr. Peter, 935 Greenwood Ave, Ann Arbor, 

 Mich. Mathematics. Mitchell Co, la, Sept. 1, 

 76. B.S, Minnesota, 96, M.S, 97; fellow, Cor- 

 nell, 98-99, Ph.D, 02. Prof, math, Carthage, 

 99-03 ; instr, Michigan, 03- Asst. math, Cornell, 

 01-02. Math. Soc. Forms of quintic curves; 

 infinite branches of plane curves which have 

 no point singularities. Plane quintic curve 

 with five real cusps. 



Fields, Dr. J(ohn) Charles, 62 Sussex Ave, Toronto, 

 Can. Mathematics. Hamilton, Can, May 14, 

 63. A.B, Toronto, 84; fellow, Hopkins, 85-86, 

 fellow by courtesy, 86-89, Ph.D, 87 ; Paris, Got- 

 tingen and Berlin, 93-00. Prof, math, Alle- 

 gheny, 89-92; special lecturer, Toronto, 02- 

 Math. Soc; Soc. math, de France. Algebraic 

 functions and Abelian integrals. Theory of the 

 algebraic functions of one or more variables; 

 theory of algebraic numbers. 



Filkins, Prof. Claude W(illiam> L(eroy), Colorado 

 School of Mines, Golden, Colo. Mathematics, 

 Civil engineering, Astronomy. Erie, Pa, Aug. 

 25, 70. C.E, Cornell, 93, M.C.E, 94, candidate 

 for Ph.D. Head, Math. Dept, St. John's Mil. 

 Acad, 95; instr. math, and drafting, Adelphi, 

 95-98; civil eng, Cornell, 98-02; prof, Colo. Sch. 

 of Mines, 02- Practising engineer; prof, mech, 

 Summer Sch, Cornell, 03. Geodesy; astron- 

 omy; least squares; stresses and strains in 

 circular hoops. The eccentricity of a determina- 

 tion of the temporary zeros of the microscopes. 



Finch, J(ohn) W(ellington), 46 Jacobson Building, 

 Denver, Colo. Geology. Earlville, N. Y, Nov. 

 3, 73. A.B, Colgate, 97, A.M, 98; fellow, Chi- 

 cago, 98-99. Instr. geol. and physics, Colgate, 

 98; geol, Chicago, 99; state geologist, Colo, 01- 

 Consulting geologist, various companies. M.A.A ; 

 Min. Eng; Colo. Sci. Soc. 



Findlay, Dr. William, McMaster University, To- 

 ronto, Can. Mathematics. Glanford, Ont, June 

 21, 74. A.B, McMaster, 96, A.M, 98; Ph.D, Chi- 

 cago, 01. Tutor math, Barnard, Columbia, 01- 

 05; prof, McMaster, 05- Math. Soc. Finite 

 groups. 



Fine, Prof. H(enry) B(urchard), Princeton, N. J. 

 *Mathematics. Chambersburg, Pa, Sept. 14, 58. 

 A.B, Princeton, 80; Ph.D, Leipzig, 85. Tutor 

 math, Princeton, 81-84, asst. prof, 85-90, prof, 

 91-, dean, 03- Math. Soc; Philos. Soc. Singu- 

 larities of curves; functions defined by differ- 

 ential equations; number concept. 



Fink, Prof. Bruce, Grinnell, la. Botany. Black- 

 berry, Ills, Dec. 22, 61. M.S, Illinois, 94; A.M, 

 Harvard, 96; Ph.D, Minnesota, 99. Prof, biol, 

 Upper Iowa, 92-03; hot, Iowa {Grinnell), 03- 

 Townsend scholar and instr. bot, Harvard, 95; 

 Hellenist, Minn. Bot. Surv, 96- F.A.A; Soc. 

 Nat; Mycol. Soc; Bot. Cent. States; Iowa Acad, 

 (pres, 04). Taxonomy of fungi and lichens; 

 ecology of lichens; plant embryology. Struc- 



ture of thallus in Peltigera; North American 

 Clodonias; Minnesota lichens. 



Finkel, Prof. B(enjamin) F(ranklin), 1227 Clay 

 St, Springfield, Mo. Mathematics, Physics. 

 Fairfield Co, O, July 5, 65. M.S, Ohio Nor. 

 Univ, 88; Chicago, 95-00; A.M, Pennsylvania, 

 03, grad. student, 03-04. Teacher, pub. 

 schools, Ohio, 84-88; instr. math, Fostoria 

 Acad, 89; principal, Gibson Acad, Tenn, 90; 

 supt. schools, North Lewisburg, O, 90-92; instr. 

 math, Kidder Inst, 92-95 ; prof. math, and 

 physics, Drury, 95- Ed, ' Am. Math. Monthly ', 

 94- Math. Soc; London Math. Soc. Mathe- 

 matics. 



Finlay, Dr. Charles J(ohn), 128 Reina St, Havana, 

 Cuba. Medicine. Puerto-Principe, Cuba, Dec. 

 3, 33. M.D, Jefferson Med. Col, 55; M.D, Ha- 

 vana, 57. Chairman, Commission Infectious 

 Diseases, Havana, 99-02; chief health officer, 

 Cuba, 02- Hon. Sc.D, Jefferson Med. Col, 02. 

 Delegate, Int. Sanitary Conv, Wash, 02. Pub. 

 Health Ass. (pres, 04) ; Soc. Tropical Med; 

 Phila. Col. of Physicians; Havana Acad; Ha- 

 vana Soc. Estudios Clinicos; Soc. de Med. trop. 

 de Paris; London Soc. Arts. History, etiology 

 and pathology of yellow fever. Rationale of 

 immunisation; toxin and antitoxin formation. 



Fireman, Dr. Peter, Cosmos Club, Washington, 

 D. C. *Chemistry. Lipovetz, Russia, April 4, 

 63. Odessa, 81; Konigsberg, Zurich and Bern, 

 88-93, Ph.D, Bern, 93. Asst. chem, Colum- 

 bian, 93-95, instr, 95-98, asst. prof, 98-01; 

 prof, Mo. Sch. Mines, 01-02; chem. geologist, U. 

 8. Nat. Mus, 01-, in charge, Chem. Research 

 Lab, Alexandria, Ya, 04~ M.A.A; Chem. Soc; 

 Wash. Chem. Soc; Wash. Philos. Soc. Prepa- 

 ration of organic phosphins; physical chem- 

 istry; action of ammonium chlorid on certain 

 chlorids. Action of phosphonium iodid on 

 polychlorids ; replacement of three atoms of hy- 

 drogen by one of nitrogen in organic compounds. 



Firmstone, F(rank), Easton, Pa. Metallurgy. 

 Easton, Aug. 31, 46. B.M.E, Polytech. Col. 

 of Pa, 65. Asst. manager, Glendon Iron Works, 

 67-77, manager, 77-87; pres, Cranberry Iron 

 Co, 89-97. F.A.A; Min. Eng. Metallurgy of 

 iron; management of iron blast-furnaces. 



Fischer, Louis A(lbert), 923 Massachusetts Ave, 

 N. W, Washington, D. C. Physics. Washing- 

 ton, Jan. 4, 64. B.S, Columbian, 03. Adjuster 

 weights and measures, U. S. Office Weights and 

 Measures, 90-01 ; assoc. physicist in charge, 

 Div. Weights and Measures, Bur. Standards, 

 01-; instr. physics, George Washington, 01- 

 Mem. Assay Commission, 04. M.A.A; Physical 

 Soc; Wash. Philos. Soc. (Gen. Committee). 

 Weights and measures, especially length meas- 

 ures. Properties of nickel steels for length 

 standards. 



Fischer, Dr. Martin H(enry), 2181 Green St, San 

 Francisco, Cal. Physiology, Medicine. Gar- 

 ten, Germany, Nov. 10, 79. Fellow, Rush 

 Med. Col, 00, M.D, 01. Student asst. path, 

 Rush Med. Col, 9S-00; asst. physiol, Chicago, 

 00-01, assoc, 01-02; instr, California, 02-03, 



