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Rachford, Dr. B(enjamin) K(nox), 323 Broadway, 

 Cincinnati, O. Medicine. Alexandria, Ky, 

 Nov. 28, 57. M.D, Cincinnati, 82. Prof. 

 physiol, Cincinnati, 94-98, mat. med, 98-01, 

 diseases of children, 01- Pediatrist, Cin- 

 cinnati Hosp, 96-; Good Samaritan Hosp, 01. 

 Am. Physicians; Pediat. Soc. Influence of bile 

 on fat splitting properties of pancreatic juice; 

 comparative anatomy of bile and pancreatic 

 ducts; lithemia; lithemia and tuberculosis in 

 childhood; neuroses of childhood. 



Raddin, Charles S, 2032 Orrington Ave, Evans- 

 ton, Ills. Botany, Mineralogy. Lynn, Mass, 

 Jan. 29, 63. B.S, Northwestern, 84, M.S, 88. 

 Chicago Acad. (v. pres.) ; Chicago Nat. Hist. 

 Surv. (sec'y) ; Evanston Hist. Soc. (director). 

 Plora of Chicago and vicinity. 



Ramaley, Prof. Francis, 846 Pine St, Boulder, 

 Colo. Botany. St. Paul, Minn, Nov. 16, 70. 

 B.S, Minnesota, 95, M.S, 96, Ph.D, 99. Instr. 

 bot, Minnesota, 96-98; prof, biol, Colorado, 

 99- Acting pres, Colorado, June to Nov, 02, 

 ed, 'Univ. of Colo. Studies.' F.AA; Soc. Nat; 

 Nat. Geog. Soc; Bot. Cent. States. Plant 

 anatomy; anatomy of seedlings; morphology of 

 certain brown seaweeds. Cotyledon anatomy of 

 tropical plants; cotyledon anatomy of Ranun- 

 culaceae and Rosaceae; plant geography of the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



Ramsey, Prof. Rolla R(oy), Indiana University, 

 Bloomington, Ind. Physics. Morning Sun, O, 

 April 11, 72. Miami, 91-92; A.B, Indiana, 95, 

 A.M, 98; Clark, 98-99; Ph.D, Cornell, 01. 

 Teacher science, High Sch, Decatur, Ind, 95-96; 

 lab. asst. physics, Indiana, 96-97; prof, West- 

 minster (Pa.), 97-98; asst, Cornell, 99; 

 instr, Indiana, 99-00; Missouri, 01-03; asst. 

 prof, Indiana, 03- M.A.A; Physical Soc; Ind. 

 Acad. Photographic study of electrolytic cells ; 

 effect of gravity and pressure on electrolytic 

 action; relation of volume change and quantity 

 of electricity in Clark and cadmium cells. Po- 

 larization of Clark and cadmium cells. 



Rand, Dr. Benjamin, Cambridge, Mass. Philos 

 ophy. Canning, N. S, July 17, 56. A.B 

 Acadia, 75, A.M, 79; A.B, Harvard, 79, A.M 

 80, Walker fellow, 82-85 (Heidelberg, 82-84) 

 Ph.D, 85. Instr. English, Mass. Inst, of Tech 

 89-90 ; asst. philos, Harvard, 92-97, instr, 97-02 

 Mem. Int. Geol. Conf, London, 95. Am. Hist 

 Ass; Folk-lore Soc. Economic history; bib 

 liography of philosophy. 



Rand, Dr. Herbert W(ilbur), 8 Avon Place, Cam- 

 bridge, Mass. Zoology. Oil City, Pa, July 

 2, 72. A.B, Allegheny, 92; A.B, Harvard, 97, 

 A.M, 98, Ph.D, 00. Asst. principal, High Sch, 

 Oil City, 94-96; instr. zool, Harvard, 00- 

 F.A.A. Experimental morphology; regenera- 

 tion. Histogenesis of regeneration in the 

 earthworm. 



Randall, Dr. H(arrison) M(cAllister), 1220 Pros- 

 pect St, Ann Arbor, Mich. Physics. Burr 

 Oak, Mich, Dec. 17, 70. Ph.B, Michigan, 93, 

 Ph.M, 94, Ph.D, 02. Teacher physics and 



chem, High Sch, West Bay City, Mich, 94-95; 

 Saginaw, 95-99; instr. physics, Mich. State 

 Nor. Sch, Ypsilanti, 99-00; asst, Michigan, 00- 



01, instr, 01- Coefficient of expansion of quartz 

 and nickel to 500 C. by Appe-Fizean dilatom- 

 eter. Coefficients of expansion of other sub- 

 stances by the same method. 



Randall, Prof. O(tis) E, Brown University, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. Mechanical engineering. North 

 Stonington, Conn, Feb. 28, 60. A.B, Brown, 

 84, A.M, 87, Ph.D, 96; Charlottenburg, 99-00. 

 Instr. math, High Sch, Providence, 84-85; 

 math, and eng, Brown, 85-90, asst. prof, 90-94, 

 prof, 9If- Strength of long columns; shades and 

 shadows and perspective. 



Randolph, Dr. Harriet, Low Buildings, Bryn 

 Mawr, Pa. Biology, Botany. Philadelphia, 

 Pa, Oct. 27, 56. A.B, Bryn Mawr, 89; Ph.D, 

 Zurich, 92. Demonstrator biol, Bryn Mawr, 

 92-, reader in bot, 93- Soc. Zool. Vermes. 

 Annelids ; Protozoa. 



Rane, Prof. F(rank) W(illia)m, Durham, N. H. 

 Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry. Whitmore 

 Lake, Mich, Dec. 11, 68. B.Agr, Ohio State, 

 91; M.S, Cornell, 92. Horticulturist and my- 

 cologist, W. Va. Agr. Exp. Sta, 92-93; prof, 

 agr. and hort, and horticulturist to Exp. Sta, 

 West Virginia, 93-95; N. H. Col. Agr. and 

 Mech. Arts and Exp. Sta, 95-98, prof, hort, 

 98-01, hort. and forestry, 01- F.A.A; Soc. 

 Prom. Agr. Sci; Soc. Hort. Sci; Forestry Ass; 

 Ass. Econ. Entom; Pomol. Soc. Economic plant 

 growth; effect of artificial lighting on vegeta- 

 tion; plant depredations and plant culture. 

 The muskmelon; utilizing waste lands by forest 

 growth; economic plant growth for New Eng- 

 land in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. 



Rankin, Prof. Walter M(ead), Princeton, N. J. 

 *Biology. Newark, N. J, Dec. 1, 57. A.B, 

 Williams, 79; M.S, Princeton, 84; Ph.D, 

 Munich, 89. Instr. biol, Princeton, 89-95, asst. 

 prof, 95-01, prof, invert, zool, 01-04, biol, 04- 

 Instr, Woods Hole, 90-95. F.A.A; Soc. Nat; 

 Soc. Zool. Morphology of mollusks ; Crustacea. 



Ransom, Dr. Ja(me)s H(arvey), 119 Columbia St, 

 West Lafayette, Ind. Chemistry. Chazy, N. Y, 

 Sept. 21, 61. B.S, Wabash, 90, A.M, 93; 

 Ph.D, Chicago, 99. Asst. chem, Wabash, 90-93 ; 

 prof, Chicago Manual Training Sch, 93-97 ; lec- 

 ture asst, Chicago, 97-00; instr, Purdue, 00-02, 

 assoc. prof, 02- Prof, chem, Chautauqua, 01, 



02. Chem. Soc; Eng. Educ; Ind. Acad; Ind. 

 Sci. Ass. Molecular rearrangements of o-ami- 

 nophenol carbonate; isomeric hydrazones of 

 benzoin ; chemical action of electric waves. 

 Molecular rearrangements; catalytic actions. 



Ransome, Dr. F(rederick) L(eslie), U. S. Geolog- 

 ical Survey, Washington, D. C. *Geology. 

 Greenwich, England, Dec. 2, 68. B.S, Cali- 

 fornia, 93, fellow, 93-95, Ph.D, 96. Asst. 

 miner, and petrog, Harvard, 96-97; asst. geolo- 

 gist, U. 8. Geol. Surv, 97-00, geologist, 00- 

 Special lecturer ore deposits, Chicago, 05 ; assoc. 

 ed, 'Econ. Geol.' F.A.A; Geol. Soc; Min. Eng; 



