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drugs; histology of vegetable articles of diet. 

 Pharmacology of drugs represented by fluid ex- 

 tracts. 



Wright, Dr. Jonathan, 73 Remsen St, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. Medicine. Springboro, Feb. 2, 60. 

 Grad, Miami Valley, 78; M.D, Columbia, 83. 

 M.A.A; Ass. Path, and Bact; Laryngol. Ass; 

 N. Y. Acad. Med. Laryngology; pathology; 

 history of medicine. 



Wright, Dr. Ralph G(arrigue), 155 Wade Ave, 

 Washington, Pa. Chemistry. St. Louis, Mo, 

 April 29, 75. B.S, Columbia, 99; Polytech, 

 Zurich, 99-02; Ph.D, Basel, 02. Private asst, 

 Columbia, 04-05; prof, chem, Washington and 

 Jefferson, 05- Chem. Soc; Chem. Gesell. 

 Structure of dyestuffs. Fluorescence of certain 

 carbon compounds. 



Wright, Prof. (Robert) Ramsay, University of 

 Toronto, Toronto, Can. Biology. Alloa, Scot- 

 land, Sept. 23, 52. A.M, Edinburgh, 71, 

 B.S, 73. Prof. nat. hist, Univ. Col, Toronto, 

 74-87; oiol, Toronto, 87-, v. pres, 01- Asst. 

 director, Can. Marine Biol. Sta, 01-04. LL.D, 

 Toronto. Soc. Nat; Soc. Zool; fel. Can. Royal 

 Soc; fel. London Zool. Soc; fel. Royal Micros. 

 Soc; hon. mem. Moscow Nat. Hist. Soc. Anat- 

 omy of fishes. Plankton of the Nova Scotian 

 coast. 



Wright, Walter C(hanning), 204 Forest St, Med- 

 ford, Mass. Actuarial science, Mathematics. 

 Boston, Mass, Aug. 24, 46. Private study. 

 Actuary, New Eng. Mutual Life Ins. Co, 66-00; 

 consulting actuary, 00- M.A.A; Math. Soc; 

 Actuarial Soc; Statist. Ass. Actuarial sub- 

 jects. Best methods of testing the strength and 

 economy of life insurance institutions; equity 

 as applicable to life insurance, etc. 



Wright, Prof. W (alter) L(ivingston), Jr, Lincoln 

 University, Chester Co, Pa. Mathematics, As- 

 tronomy. Juliustown, N. J, Feb. 3, 72. A.B, 

 Princeton, 92, fellow, 92-93, A.M, 95. Prof, 

 math, Lincoln, 93- M.A.A; Astron. and As- 

 trophys. Soc. 



Wright, Prof. W(illiam) H(ammond), Lick Ob- 

 servatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. * Astronomy. 

 San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 4, 71. B.S, Cali- 

 fornia, 93, fellow, 94-96; fellow, Chicago, 96- 

 97. Asst, Lick Observatory, 97-98, asst. astron- 

 omer, 98-03, acting astronomer, in charge D. 

 O. Mills Exped. to South. Hemisphere, 03- 

 Astron. and Astrophys. Soc. Spectroscopic 

 study of new stars and stellar motions. 



Wright, Rev. W(illia)m J(anes), Fulton, Mo. 

 Mathematics, Philosophy. Weybridge, Vt, Aug. 

 3, 31. A.B, Union, 57; grad, Princeton Theol. 

 Sem, 62. Chaplain, U. S. A. and U. S. Vols, 

 61-64; pastor, Presbyterian churches, 64-76; 

 prof, math, Wilson, 76-77 ; metaphysics, West- 

 minster (Mo.), 85-99. Hon. Ph.D, Union, 76; 

 D.D, Shurtleff, 90; LL.D, Westminster (Mo.), 

 81. London Math. Soc. Mathematics; phi- 

 losophy. 



Wrinch, Dr. F(rank) S(idney), College Ave. near 

 Bancroft, Berkeley, Cal. Psychology. Essex, 



England, Sept. 17, 68. A.M, Toronto, 97, 

 Young Memorial fellow, 00; Ph.D, Wiirzburg, 

 01. Asst, Psychol. Lab, Toronto, 97-99; dem- 

 onstrator psychol, Princeton, 01-02; instr. in 

 charge, Psychol. Lab, California, 02- M.A.A; 

 Psychol. Ass. Time-relations of mental phe- 

 nomena; comparison of equality of equally ob- 

 servable differences. The limitations of the ap- 

 plication of the method of mean gradation to 

 estimation of intensity of star points and larger 

 discs of light. 



Wulling, Prof. Frederick J(ohn), University of 

 Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Chemistry, Phar- 

 macology. Brooklyn, N. Y, Dec. 24, 66. Col. 

 Physicians and Surg, Columbia, 85-88; Ph.G, 

 N. Y. Col. Pharmacy, 87; Munich, Berlin, 

 Paris and Gottingen, 88-89; Phm.D, Minne- 

 sota, 92; Edinburgh, Cambridge and Oxford, 

 93-94; LL.B, Minnesota, 96, LL.M, 98. Asst. 

 prof, and quiz master, N. Y. Col. Pharmacy, 

 87-91; prof, pharmacodynamics, Brooklyn Col. 

 Pharmacy, 91-92; dean of Faculty and prof, 

 pharmacy, med. chem. and pharmacol, Col. of 

 Pharmacy, Minnesota, 92- Assoc, ed, ' Pharm. 

 Record', 86-92; managing chemist, Dr. S. 

 Speir's Laboratories, Brooklyn, 87-91. Chem. 

 Soc; Pharmaceut. Ass; Minn. Pharmaceut. 

 Ass; Brooklyn Inst; N. Y. City Chemists Club; 

 fel. London Soc. Sci. Medical and pharma- 

 ceutical inorganic and organic ehemistry. 



Wurtele, Rev. Louis C(ampbell), St. Mark's Par- 

 sonage, Acton Vale, Que, Can. Geology, En- 

 tomology. Quebec, Que, Sept. 1, 31. A.B, 

 Bishop's Col, 57, A.M, 60. Instr. French, 

 Bishop's Col. Sch, 59-60; rector, St. Mark's 

 Episcopal Church, Acton Vale, 62- Pres, Sch. 

 Board, Acton Vale, 85- F.A.A; Agassiz Ass. 

 (pres, Chapter No. 15). The geological forma- 

 tion of the St. Francis River. Hebraic radicals 

 in early Semitic languages. 



Wurts, Prof. A(lexander) J (ay), 1164 Shady Ave, 

 Pittsburg, Pa. * Electrical engineering. Carbon- 

 dale, Pa, March 3, 62. Ph.B, Yale, 83; M.E, 

 Stevens, 84; Polytech, Hanover, 86. On tech- 

 nical staff, Westinghouse Elec. and Mfg. Co, 

 87-98; manager, Nernst Lamp Co, 98-04; elec. 

 engineer, Westinghouse Elec. and Mfg. Co, 04- 

 05; prof, applied elec. and head of dept, Car- 

 negie Tech. Schools, Pittsburg, 05- Construct- 

 ing engineer, Carnegie Tech. Schools. John 

 Scott medal, 94. M.A.A; Elec. Eng; Philos. 

 Soc; Pittsburg Acad. Discovered the non-arc- 

 ing metals; lightning arresters; the Nernst 

 lamp. 



Wyeth, Dr. John A(llan), 19 W. 35th St, New 

 York, N. Y. Surgery. Missionary Station, 

 Al3, May 26, 45. M.D, Louisville, 69; Bellevue 

 Med. Col, 73. Asst. demonstrator anat, 

 Bellevue Med. Col, 73-76 ; prof, surg, N. Y. Poly- 

 clinic Med. Sch. and Hosp, 82- Surgeon, St. 

 Elizabeth Hosp, 78-97; Mt. Sinai Hosp, 80-98; 

 pres, Med. Faculty, N. Y. Polyclinic Med. Sch. and 

 Hosp. LL.D, Alabama, 01. F.A.A; Am. Med. 

 Ass. (pres, 01-02); N. Y. State Med. Ass. 

 (pres, 00) ; N. Y. Acad. Med; N. Y. Path. Soc. 



