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prof, Parsons, S9-96; head teacher, R. T. Crane 

 High Sch, Chicago, 99- Iowa Acad; Chicago 

 Acad. Plant morphology and physiology. 



Converse, Dr. Henry A(ugustus), 2017 N. Calvert 

 St, Baltimore, Md. Mathematics. Louisville, 

 Ky, June 3, 75. A.B, Hampden-Sidney, 93 ; 

 Ph.D, Hopkins, 03. Instr. math, Shenandoah 

 Val. Acad, 93-99; student asst, Hopkins, 02- 

 03, instr, 03-04 ; Baltimore Polytech, 04- Math. 

 Soc; Ass. Teachers Math, of Middle States and 

 Md. Geometry by means of vector analysis in 

 the plane. Sections of regular figures in n-di- 

 mensions in connection with the group theory; 

 double parabola by means of vector analysis. 



Cook, Prof. A(lbert) J(ohn), Pomona College, 

 Claremont, Cal. Biology. Entomology. Owos- 

 so, Mich, Aug. 30, 42. B^S, Mich. Agr. Col, 62, 

 M.S, 64. Prof, zool, Mich. Agr. Col, 66-93; 

 biol, Pomona, 94- Conductor, Farmers' Insti- 

 tutes, Mich, and S. Cal; assoc. ed, 'Cal. Culti- 

 vator' and 'Fruit World'; lecturer. Nat. Bee 

 Keepers' Ass; hon. mem. British Bee Keep- 

 ers' Ass. Insects (especially bees) ; economic 

 entomology. Economic entomology in southern 

 California. 



Cook, Prof. A(lfred) N(ewton), Vermilion, S 

 Dak. Chemistry. Cornell, Ills, Feb. 22, 66 

 B.S, Knox, 90 ; Chicago, 95 ; Ph.D, Wooster, 96 

 Wisconsin, 9S-00. Instr. science, Amity, 92-94 

 prof. chem. and physics, Upper Iowa, 94-98 

 asst. chem, Wisconsin, 98-00; prof, Morning 

 side, 00-04; South Dakota, 04- Chem. Soc 

 Iowa Acad; Iowa Teachers' Ass. (v. pres, 03) 

 Sioux City Acad; Chem. Gesell. Derivatives 

 preparation and properties of phenyl ether; cal 

 cium carbid as a dehydrating agent for alco- 

 hols ; Menke's method of preparing hyponitrites ; 

 preparation, properties, etc, of aluminum phe- 

 nolate. Meta-tolyl ether and derivatives. 



Cook, Dr. Cha(rle)s G(ilpin), 201 Gates Ave, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Chemistry. Glenville, Md, 

 Nov. 25, 66. B.S, Haverford, 92, A.M, 93; 

 Ph.D, Hopkins, 98. Instr, Bridgewater Col, 93- 

 94; principal, Aurora Acad, 94-95; instr. chem, 

 Boys' High Sch, Brooklyn, 99- Chemist, 

 Mathi, Inghram and Co, Baltimore, Md; lab. 

 asst. chem, Haverford. Chem. Soc. Double 

 halides of tin with the aliphatic amins. 



Cook, Dr. Frederick A(lbert), 670 Bushwick Ave, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Medicine, Anthropology, Polar 

 exploration. Callicoon Depot, N. Y, June 10, 

 65. M.D, N. Y. Univ, 90. Practising physi- 

 cian, 90- Surgeon, Peary Arctic Exped, 91-92; 

 Belgian Antarctic Exped, 97-99. Chevalier 

 Order of Leopold; silver medal, Belgian Geog. 

 Soc; gold medal, Royal Soc. Belgium; gold 

 medal, Municipality of Brussels. Ethnol. Soc; 

 Nat. Geog. Soc; Am. Geog. Soc; Explorers 

 Club; Arctic Club; Phila. Geog. Soc; Brooklyn 

 Med. Soc; Kings Co. Med. Soc. Anthropology ; 

 ethnology; polar exploration. Ona Indians; 

 Eskimo; polar research. 



Cook, Dr. Mel(ville) T(hurston), Santiago de las 

 Vegas, Cuba. Plant pathology, Entomology. 

 Coffeen, Ills, Sept. 20, 69. De Pauw, 88-89, 



91-93; A.B, Stanford, 94; A.M, De Pauw, 01; 

 fellow, Ohio State, 01-02, Ph.D, 04. Principal, 

 High Sch, Vandalia, Ilia, 94-95; instr. biol, De 

 Pauw, 95-97, prof, 97-04; chief, Dept. Plant 

 Path, and Econ. Entom, Agr. Exp. Sta, San- 

 tiago de las Vegas, Cuba, 04- Lecturer human 

 embryol, Central Col. Physicians and Surg, 

 Indianapolis, 02-03; comp. anat, Med. Col. of 

 Ind, 03-04. F.A.A; Ass. Econ, Entom; Ind. 

 Acad. Plant embryology. Insect galls. 



Cook, O(rator) F(uller), Jr, Lanham, Md. 

 *Biology. Clyde, N. Y, May 28, 67. Ph.B, 

 Syracuse, 90. Instr, Syracuse, 90-91; special 

 agent in Liberia, N. Y. State Colonization Soc, 

 91-98; special agent, U. S. Dept. Agr, 98-01, 

 botanist for tropical agr, 01- Asst. curator 

 crypt, bot, U. S. Nat. Mus, custodian myriapods. 

 F.A.A; Wash. Acad; Wash. Biol. Soc; Wash. 

 Entom. Soc; Wash. Anthrop. Soc; Wash. Bot. 

 Soc. Tropical agriculture; African coloniza- 

 tion; taxonomy; evolution; Myriapoda; palms; 

 Myxomycetes. Tropical agriculture; origins 

 and histories of tropical economic plants; 

 kinetic evolution. 



Cook, Dr. S(amuel) R(ichard), Allegheny College, 

 Meadville, Pa. Experimental physics. Minden, 

 Can, Feb. 14, 65. B.S, Michigan, 95, M.S, 97 

 fellow, Nebraska, 97-99, A.M, 98; fellow, Cor 

 nell, 04-05, Ph.D, 05. Principal, High Sch 

 Wahoo, Nebr, 99-01; instr. physics and chem 

 Washburn, 01-02; physics, Case, 02-04; prof, 

 physics and astron, Allegheny, 05- Instr, Sum 

 mer Sch, Nebraska, 99; Case, 04. F.A.A; Phys 

 ieal Soc; Nebr. Teachers of Physics and Chem 

 (pres, 99). Escape of gases from planetary 

 atmosphere; flutings in sound waves; perma- 

 nency of planetary atmosphere; theory of the 

 electric rectifier. Velocity of sound at the 

 temperature of liquid air. 



Cooley, Prof. LeRoy C(lark), 2 Reservoir Square, 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. *Physics. Point Penin- 

 sula, N. Y, Oct. 7, 33. A.B, Union, 58, A.M, 61, 

 Ph.D, 70. Prof, math, Fairfield Sem, 58-60; 

 nat. science, N. Y. State Nor. Col, 61-74; physics 

 and chem, Vassar, 74-95, physics, 95- F.A.A; 

 Physical Soc; Nat. Educ. Ass; N. Y. State Sci. 

 Teachers Ass. (pres, 99). Electricity applied 

 to registering vibrations; mechanical action of 

 radiation; motion of light bodies in air and 

 vacua; etc. 



Cooley, Prof. M(ortimer) E(lwyn), 314 N. Ingalls 

 St, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mechanical engineering. 

 Canandaigua, N. Y, March 28, 55. Grad, U. S. 

 Naval Acad, 78. Asst. engineer, U. S. N, S0- 

 85 ; prof. mech. eng, Michigan, 81, dean, Eng. 

 Dept, o\- Chief engineer, U. S. N, 98; mem. 

 Jury of Awards, State Educ. and Marine Engi- 

 neer Committees, Columbian Expos, 93 ; P.A. 

 engineer, M.S.N.B, 95-; mem. Jury of Awards, 

 Pan-Am. Expos, 01. Hon. M.E, Michigan, 84. 

 F.A.A. (v. pres, 98) ; Mech. Eng. (v. pres, 02) ; 

 Naval Eng; Nat. Ass. Sta, Eng; Mich. Eng. 

 Soc. (pres, 03) ; Detroit Eng. Soc. Carbon 

 bisulphid engine; water friction of pumping 

 engines; physical values of railroad, telephone, 



