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Med. Soc; Providence Med. Ass; R. I. and Mass. 

 Medico-Legal Soc. (pres, 97, 98). Air embo- 

 lism ; tuberculosis. Tuberculosis. 



Perkins, Dr. R(oger) G(riswold), Western Reserve 

 .Medical School, Cleveland, O. Bacteriology, 

 Pathology. Schenectady, N. Y, May 17, 74. 

 A.B, Union, 93; A.B, Harvard, 94; M.D, Hop- 

 kins, 98; fellow, Rockefeller Inst, for Med. Re- 

 search, 01-02. Res. pathologist, Lakeside Hosp, 

 Cleveland, 98-01; demonstrator path, Med. Sch, 

 Western Reserve, 99-01, lecturer bacter. and 

 asst. path, Med. Sch, and lecturer bacter, Dental 

 Sch, 01-04, asst. prof. path, and bacter, Med. 

 Sch, and prof, bacter, Dental Sch, Off- Ass. 

 Path, and Bact; Pub. Health Ass; Am. Med. 

 Ass; Ohio Soc. for Prevention of Tuberculosis; 

 Cleveland Acad. Bacteriology; pathology. 

 Etiology of variola and vaccinia. 



Perott, Joseph de, 5 Gates St, Worcester, Mass. 

 Mathematics. Thumiac, France, March 7, 54. 

 Paris and Berlin, 77-80. Docent math, Clark, 

 90- Soc. math, de France. Irregular determi- 

 nants. 



Perrine, Prof. C(harles) D(illon), Lick Observa- 

 tory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. * Astronomy. Steu- 

 benville, O, July 28, 67. Steubenville High Sch; 

 Lick Observatory. In business up to 93 ; sec'y, 

 Lick Observatory, 93-95, asst. astronomer, 95- 

 05, astronomer, 05 Acting astronomer, Lick 

 Observatory, 01. Lalande prize, Paris Acad, 97; 

 hon. Sc.D, Santa Clara, 05. F.A.A; Astron. 

 and Astrophys. Soc; Pacific Astron. Soc. (pres, 

 02) ; for. assoc. Royal Astron. Soc; Astron. 

 Gesell. Discovery, observations and orbits of 

 comets ; solar eclipse problems ; observations for 

 solar parallax; physical and other observations 

 of the nebulae; observations of the nebulae 

 with Crossley reflector; physical observations of 

 nebulosity about Nova Persei. Definitive orbit 

 of comet 1895 IV. 



Perrine, Dr. F(rederic) A(uten) C(ombs), Pitts- 

 field, Mass. Electrical engineering, Physics. 

 Manalapan, N. J, Aug. 25, 62. A.B, Princeton, 

 83, A.M, Sc.D, 85. Elec. engineer, U. S. Elec. 

 Lighting Co, 85-89 ; John A. Roebling Sons' Co, 

 89-92; prof. elec. eng, Stanford, 93-00; pres, 

 Stanley Elec. Mfg. Co, 00-, consulting engineer, 

 01f- Ed, ' Jour, of Elec,' San Francisco, 94- 

 97; 'Elec. Eng,' Chicago, 97-99. Gold medal, 

 Paris, 00. Elec. Eng; Mech. Eng; hon. mem. 

 Pacific Coast Transmission Ass; British Inst. 

 Elec. Eng. Wires and insulators. High poten- 

 tial transmission. 



Perry, Arthur C(ecil), 226 Halsey St, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. Astronomy. Rocky Hill, Conn, April 10, 

 52. Self-educated. Cashier, U. S. Life Ins. Co. 

 Officer, Astron. Dept, Brooklyn Inst, 90-00. 

 F.A.A; British Astron. Ass. Variable stars. 



Perry, Joseph H(artshorn), 276 Highland St, 

 Worcester, Mass. Chemistry, Geology. Dud- 

 ley, Mass, March 23, 58. A.B, Amherst, 82. 

 Teacher ehem. and geol, High Sch, Worcester, 

 82-92, English High Sch, 92- Asst. geolo- 

 gist, U. S. Geol. Surv, 88-02. Geol. Soc; Chem. 



Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust. Fossil coal plant 

 found at the graphite deposit in mica schist at 

 Worcester, Mass. Geology and physical geog- 

 raphy of Worcester, Mass. 



Perry, Prof. Ralph Barton, 5 Avon St, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. Philosophy. Poultney, Vt, July 

 3, 76. A.B, Princeton, 96; A.M, Harvard, 

 97, Ph.D, 99. Instr. philos, Williams, 99-00; 

 Smith, 00-02; Harvard, 02-05, asst. prof, 05- 

 Philos. Ass; Soc. Psychical Research. Ethics; 

 philosophy of religion. Philosophy of science. 



Persons, Prof. A(ugustus) A(rchilus), University, 

 Ala. Chemistry. Enon, Ala, Nov. 15, 66. B.S, 

 Ala. Polytech, 86, M.S, 88; Summer Sch, Chi- 

 cago, 99, 00. Prof. nat. science, Ala. Nor. Col, 

 89-92; prof, chem, Fla. Agr. Col, and chemist, 

 Exp. Sta, 92-98; prof, chem, Alabama, 98- 

 Consulting chemist for several railway systems ; 

 agr. ed, ' Fla. Citizen.' Chem. Soc ; Ass. Off. 

 Agr. Chemists. Some typical soils of the Flor- 

 ida peninsula. 



Peter, Alfred M(eredith), 268 E. Maxwell St, 

 Lexington, Ky. Chemistry. Lexington, May 25, 

 57. B.S, Ky. Agr. and Mech. Col, 80, M.S, 82. 

 Asst. chemist, Ky. Geol. Surv, 78-86; asst. 

 chemist and later chemist, Ky. Agr. Exp. Sta, 

 86- ; Ky. Geol. Surv, 0^- Adj. prof, chem, 

 Kentucky, 78; chem. and nat. hist, Ky. Agr. 

 and Mech. Col, 80; reporter on soils and ash, 

 Ass. Off. Agr. Chemists, 94-95. Chem. Soc; 

 Chem. Gesell. Agricultural analysis; composi- 

 tion of soils; composition of Kentucky forage 

 plants and mineral waters. Chemical analysis 

 of distillery slop with reference to its feeding 

 value soil analysis. 



Peters, Dr. Amos W(illiam), Urbana, Ills. Zool- 

 ogy. Delphos, O, Aug. 10, 66. B.L, Western 

 Reserve, 97; A.M, Harvard, 01, Austin fellow, 

 02-03, Ph.D, 03. Instr. chem. and biol, High 

 Sch, Warren, O, 97-00; zool, Illinois, 03- Asst. 

 zool, Harvard, 01-03. M.A.A; Soc. Zool. 

 Methods for the study of Protozoa; metabolism 

 in Protozoa; phosphorescence in ctenophores. 

 Metabolism of salts in Protozoa. 



Peters, Dr. Fredus N(elson), 4154 Oak St, Kansas 

 City, Mo. Chemistry. Epworth, la, Jan. 26, 

 64. A.B, Missouri, 87, A.M, 90; Chicago, 98, 

 01, 02; Ph.D, Ills. Wesleyan, 03. Principal, 

 High Sch, Mexico, Mo, 87-89; Nevada, Mo, 90- 

 92; supt. schools, Carrollton, Mo, 92-95; instr. 

 chem, High Sch, Kansas City, Mo, 95- Chem. 

 Soc. Acetylene; migration of ions; ionization. 



Peters, G(eorge) H(enry), U. S. Naval Observa- 

 tory, Washington, D. C. Astronomy. Hart- 

 ford, Conn, Nov. 25, 63. High sch. and special 

 study in astron, physics and optics. Connected 

 with U. S. Naval Observatory. Astron. and 

 Astrophys. Soc ; Nat. Geog. Soc. Solar eclipses ; 

 spectroscopy; sun-spot record. Solar corona; 

 sun-spots; photographic observations of minor 

 planets ; properties of lenses. 



Peterson, Dr. Frederick, 4 W. 50th St, New York, 

 N. Y. Nervous and mental diseases. Fari- 

 bault, Minn, March 1, 59. M.D, Buffalo, 79. 



