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Research, 14. Asst. histol, Toronto, 08-09 ; instr. 

 histol. and cmbryol. Western Reserve, 09-11, 

 assoc, 11-13, asst. prof, anat, 13-17; prof. neur. 

 and embniol, Peking Union Med. Col, 18- Capt, 

 M. C, Can, 17-19. A. A; Ass. Anat; See. 

 Mammal. Comparative neurology; physical an- 

 thropology. 

 Black, Dr. Homer V(an Valkenburgh), Athens, 

 Ga. Chemistry. Amerieus, Ga, Jan. 16, 77. 

 A.B, Georgia, 96; Ph.D, Hopkins, 00. Adj. 

 prof, chem, Ga. Tech, 00-02, junior prof, 02- 

 07; adj. prof, Georgia, 07-10, assoc. prof, 10- 

 19, prof, 19- Chem, Soc. Analytical methods; 

 permanganates of barium, strontium and cal- 

 cium ; cotton seed oil. 



Black, Prof. J(ames) H(arvey), 3915 Cedar 

 Springs Road, Dallas, Tex. Bacteriology. Hunt- 

 ington, W. Va, March 27^ 84. M.D", Southern 

 Methodist), 07. Prof, bacter. and histol, South- 

 ern Methodist, 07-08, bacter. and physiol, 08- 

 12, bacter. and path, 12-15, dean, med. faculty, 

 1415; prof, barter, and prev. med, Baylor, 15- 

 A.A ; Micros. Soc ; Soc. Bact ; Am. Med. Ass. 

 Immunology; colloidal gold solutions. 



Black, N(ewton) Henry, Roxbury Latin School, 

 Boston, Mass. Physics, Chemistry. Putney, Vt, 

 May 3, 74. A.B, Harvard, 96, A.M, 06; Berlin, 

 12-13. Instr, St. George's Sch, Newport, R. I, 

 96-98; high sch, Concord, N. H, 98-00; master 

 physics and chem, Boxbury Latin Sch, 00- 

 A.A; assoc. Physical Soc; Elec. Eng; East. Ass. 

 Physics Teachers. Physical chemistry; refrac- 

 tive index of solutions. 



Black, Otis Fisher, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Washington, D, C. Chemistry. Cambridge, 

 Mass, March 11, 67. A.B, Harvard, 91; fellow, 

 Northwestern, 92-93, A.M, 94. Asst. chem, 

 Harvard, 9.5-01, instr, 01-06, research asst. biol. 

 chem, Harvard Med. Sch^ 06-09; chemist, bur. 

 plant indust, U. S. Dept. Agr, 09- A. A; Soc. 

 Biol. Chem; Chem. Soc; Wash. Acad. Organic, 

 analytical and biological chemistry. 



Black, Gen. W(illlam) M(urray), U. S. A, 2324 

 California St, Washington, D. C. Engineering. 

 Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 8, 55. Franklin and Mar- 

 shall, 70-73, Sc.D, 12; grad, U. S. Mil. Acad, 

 77; D.Eng^ Pa. Mil. Col, 20. Promoted through 

 all grades to col, 77-16, major gen. and chief of 

 engineers, 16-19, retired, 19; mev}. firm, Black. 

 McKinney and Stewart; instr. practical mil. 

 eng, U. S. Mil. Acad, 82-86; civil eng, U. S. 

 Eng. Sch, 91-95; commander, Eng. Sch. of Ap- 

 plication, 01-03; adviser, Dept. Pub. Works, 

 Cuba, 06-09; chief engineer officer in charge 

 river and harbor works, Dist. No. 1, N. Y, 

 Depts. East and Gulf, 09-16. Engineer com- 

 missioner, D. C, 97-98; lieut. col. and chief en- 

 gineer, U. S. Vols, Spanish-Am. War, and in 

 charge cleaning of Havana, Cuba, 99-01 ; senior 

 mem. of board for raising of 'Maine,' 10-12. 

 Rowland prize, Civil Eng, 93; Fry prize, U. S- 

 Mil. Service Inst, 03; D. S. medal. Civil Eng; 

 T^, S. Mil. Service Inst; Soc. Am. and For. 

 Wars. Harbors on sandy coasts; improvements 

 in methods and materials of military engineer- 

 ing. 



Blackader, Dr. A(lexander) D(ougall), 236 Moun- 

 tain St, Montreal, Can. Medicine. Montreal, 

 June 19, 47. B.A, McGill, 70, M.D, CM, 71; 



M.R.C.S, London, 74, M.A, 17; Vienna, 84; 

 Prague, 88. Lecturer and later prof, diseases of 

 children, McGill, 81-, prof. Pharmacol, and 

 therapeut, 91-; consulting physician, Montreal 

 Gen. Hosp; Children's Mem. Hosp; Montreal 

 Foundling and Baby Hosp; pres, Alexandra 

 Hosp. A. A; emer. mem. Am. Physicians; Pediat. 

 Soc. (pres, 93); Climat. Ass; Can. Med. Ass. 

 (pres,17) ; Montreal Medico-Chirurg. Soc. (pres, 

 96). Clinical medicine, especially pediatrics; 

 pharmacology. 



Blackman, E(lmer) E(llswortli), 136 S. 29th St, 

 Lincoln, Nebr. Archeology. Davenport, Iowa, 

 Aug. 16, 63. Pub. schools. Instr, pub. schools, 

 83-99; archeologist and curator, museum, Nebr. 

 Hist. Soc, 00- A.A; Mus. Ass; Miss. Valley 

 His. Ass. Ethnology; history; the archeology 

 and the Indians of Nebra~ska. 



Blackman, Dr. M(aulsby) W(illett), N. Y. State 

 College of Forestry, Syracuse, N. Y. Zoology. 

 Lawrence, Kans, March 26, 76. A.B, Kansas, 

 01, A.M, 02; Austin fellow, Harvard, 04-05, 

 Ph.D, 05. Instr. zool. and histol, Kansas, 01- 

 04; comp. anat. and embryol. Western Reserve, 

 05-07, lecturer histol, 07-09 ; asst. prof, zool, 

 Syracuse, 09-11, assoc. prof, 11-13; prof, forest 

 entovx, N. Y. State Col. Forestry, Syracuse, 13- 

 A.A; Entom. Soc; Ass. Econ. Entom; Ecol. Soc; 

 Ass. Prof. Spermatogenesis of myriapods; his- 

 tology of scent glands of Mephitus; Pitiogenes; 

 boring insects; Tpidae; Cirambycidae; Bupresti- 

 dae ; insects in dying, dead and decaying hickory. 



Blackwelder, Dr. Eliot, 317 Railway Exchange 

 Building, Denver, Colo. *Geology. Chicago, 111, 

 June 4, 80. A.B, Chicago, 01, fellow, 02-04, 

 Ph.D, 14. Instr. geol, Chicago, 02-03; Wiscon- 

 sin, 05-06, asst. prof, 06-09, assoc. prof, 09-10, 

 prof, 10-16 ; prof, and head of dept, Illinois, 

 16-19; acting prof, Stanford, 19; chief geolo- 

 gist, Argus Oil Co, 19- Asst. geologist, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 06-09, geologist, 09-18; asst, Car- 

 negie exped. to China, 03-04; mem. Calif. Petrol. 

 Commission, 17. A.A; Geol. Soc; Ass. Geog; 

 Min. Eng; Ass. Petrol. Geol; Ecol. Soc; Ornith. 

 Union; Chicago Acad. Glacial, stratigraphic, 

 economic and historical geology; sedimentation; 

 ornithology. 



BlackweU, F(rancis) O(gden), 49 Wall St, New 

 York, N. Y. Engineering. New York, June 23, 

 67. C.E, Princeton, 87. Consrilting engineer- 

 Telford premium, British Inst. Civil Eng, 10. 

 Civil Eng; Mech. Eng; Elec. Eng; British Inst. 

 Civil Eng. Hydraulic, steam and electric con- 

 struction. 



BlackweU, Dr. H(oward) L(ane), 4 Riedesel Ave, 

 Cambridge, Mass. *Pliysics. East Orange, N. J, 

 July 19, 76. A.B, Hariard, 99, A.M. 00, Ph.D, 

 05. Eng. offices, Crocker-Wheeler Co, 00-01; 

 asst. physics, Harvard, 01, research fellow, 05- 

 Physical Soc; Elec. Eng. Double refraction in 

 an electrostatic field. 



Blair, Andrew A(lexander), 406 Locust St, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. *Chcmistr)i. Woodford Co, Ky, 

 Sept. 20, 48. Grad, U. S. Naval Acad, 66. 

 Midshipman and ensign, U. S. N, 62-69; chief 

 chemist, U. S. Board to test iron, steel and 

 other metals, 75-78; div. mining geol, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, and tenth census, 79-81; consulting 

 chemist, 82- A.A; Chem. Soc; Soc. Chem. 



