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waukee, Wis, Oct. 3, 70. A.B, Harvard, 93, 

 A.M, 94; Ph.D, HeMelberg, 93; hon. Sc.D, Wes- 

 Icyan, 11. Instr. cheni, Mass. Col. Pharmacy, 

 93-94; Wesleyan, 96-01, assoe. prof, Ol-O.j, 

 prof, 05-07; 'director, nutrition lab, Carnegie 

 Institntion, 07- Physiol, chemist, nutrition in- 

 vestigations, U. S. Dept. Agr, 9.1-07; chemist, 

 Storrs Exp. Sta, 96-01. Nat. Acad; A.A ; 

 Chem. Soc; See. Biol. Chem; Physiol. Soc; 

 Philos. Soc; Am. Acad. Analytical methods; 

 metabolism in man; temperature of the human 

 body; respiration calorimeters. 

 Benedict, Prof. H (arris) M(iller), I'niversity of 

 Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. Botany. Buda, 

 111, Dec. 8, 7.'^. A.B, Doane, 94; B.S, Nebraska. 

 96. A.M, 97; Pli.D, Cornell. Grad. as.st. zool, 

 Nebraska, 96-97; head, biol. dept, high sch, 

 Lincoln, Nebr, 97-98; Omaha, 99-00; nsst. 

 biol, Cincinnati, 01-02; asst. prof, 03-09, assoe. 

 prof, 09-11, prof, hot, 11- A.A; Bot. 8oe ; 

 Nature Study Soc; Ohio Acad. Plant physi- 

 ology; senility in plants. 

 Benedict, Dr. H(arry) Y(andell), ITniversity of 

 Texas, Austin, Tex. Mathematics, Astronomy. 

 Louisville, Kv, Nov. 14, 69. Fellow, B.S, Texas, 

 92, A.M, 93; Ph.D, Harvard, 98; LL.D, Baylor, 

 20. Tutor math, Texas, 93; asst, observatory, 

 Virginia, 93-95; instr, Texas, 99, adj. prof, 

 math, and astron, 99-02, assoe. prof, 02-06, 

 prof, applied math, 06-, director, dept. of exten, 

 09-11, dean, col. arts and sciences. It- Instr. 

 math, and astron, Vanderbilt, 99. A.A; Math. 

 Soc; Eng. Educ. 

 Benedict, Dr. James E, TJ. S. National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. Biology. Norwalk, Conn, 

 Jan. 5, 54. A.M. Ph.D, I'nion. Res. naturalist, 

 'Albatross/ Atlantic cruise, 82-86; asst. cura- 

 tor, V. S. Nat. Museum, 89- Crustacea; anne- 

 lids. 

 Benedict, Dr. R(alph) C(urtiss), 322 E. 19th St, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Botany. Syracuse, N. Y. 

 June 14, 83. Ph.B, Syracuse, 06; Columbia, 

 08-09, fellow, 09-10, Ph.D, 11. Aid, N. Y. 

 Bot. Garden, 06-08; instr. bot, Fordham, 10- 

 11; High Sch. of Commerce, N. Y. City, 12-16; 

 chairman, dept. biol, Bushwick High Sch, 16- 

 19; first asst. biol, Stuyvesant High Sch, 19- 

 Instr. bot, X. Y. Univ, summer, 10; res. inves- 

 tigator, Brooklyn Bot. Garden, 14- A.A; Bot. 

 Soc; Torrey Bot. Club; Fern Soc. (ed, 'Jour,' 

 10-). Phyiogeny and classification of ferns. 

 Benedict, Prof. Stanley R(ossiter), 477 First 

 Ave, New York, N. Y. *Chrmistry. Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, March 17, 84. A.B, Cincinnati, 06; Ph.D, 

 Yale, OS. Instr. chem, Syracuse, 08-09; assoe. 

 biol. chem, Columbia, 09-10; asst. prof. chem. 

 path, med. col, Cornell, 10-11, chem, 11-12, 

 prof, 12- Harvey lecturer, N. Y. Acad. Med, 

 16. A.A; Soc. Biol. (hem. (pres, 20); Physiol. 

 Soc. Uric acid in its relation to metabolism. 

 Benedict, Dr. Susan R(ose), 11 Barrett Place, 

 Northampton, Mass. History of mathematics. 

 Norwalk. Ohio, Nov. 29, 73. B.S, Smith, 95; 

 A.M, Columbia, 06; Ph.D, Michigan, 14. Instr. 

 viath. Smith, 06-14, assoe. prof, 14- Math. 

 Soc; Math. Ass. Algebraic symbols; early 

 treatises on algorism. 

 Benger, Dr. Ernest B(aden), Parlin, N. J. Chem- 

 istry. Belvidere, 111, Dec. 20, 85. B.S, Grin- 



nell, 07; M.S, Wisconsin, 13, fellow, 14-15, 16- 

 17, Ph.D, 17. Teacher science, high sch, Minn, 

 and Ky, 07-14; instr. chem, Wisconsin, 15-16, 

 rescarcli chemist and lab. director, E. I. duPont 

 de Nemours and Co, 17- Chem. Soc. Physical 

 and inorganic chemistry; photochemistry. 

 Bengis, Dr. R(obert) O (liver), Heyden Chemical 

 Works, Garfield, N. J. Chemistry. New Haven, 

 Conn, May 2, 90. Ph.B, Yale, Ph.D, 13. Bio- 

 chemist, Pharmacol, lab, bur. chem, LT. S. Dept. 

 Agr. 14-16; asst. chief chemist, Calco Chem. 

 Co, 16-19; chief chemist, Heyden Chem. Co, 19- 

 Chem. Soc. Organic, pharmaceutical and bio- 

 logical chemistry; dyes and intermediates. 



Bengtson, Prof. N(els) A(ugust), 1529 S. 24th 

 St, Lincoln, Nebr. Geography. Winslof, Swe- 

 den, -Mav 22, 79. A.B, Nebraska, 07, A.M, 08. 

 Prof, gf'ofj. State Nor. Sch, Peru, Nebr, 0.3-04, 

 05-00; instr, Nebrasla, 08-09, asst. prof, 09- 

 12, assoe. prof, and later prof. geol. and geog, 

 13- Instr. geog. Cornell, summer, 12 ; prof, 

 Virginia, 13; U. S. Soil Surv, 14; Nebr. Geol. 

 Surv, 15; collaborator, bur. soils, V. S. Dept. 

 Agr, 14-; trade commissioner, U. S. Dept. Com- 

 merce, 19. A.A; Ass. Geog; Nebr. Acad. Geol- 

 ogy; soil survey; Pennsylvanian and Permiaa 

 stratigraphy of Nebraska; economic geography 

 of Norway; geology of Honduras. 



Benjamin, Prof. C(harles) H(enry), Purdue Uni- 

 versity, La Fayette. Ind. Mechanical engineer- 

 ing. "Fatten, Slaine, Aug. 29, 56. M.E. Maine, 

 81 ; hon. D.Eng, Case, 08. Instr. mech. eng, 

 Maine, 80-83, prof, 83-86; Case, 89-07; dean, 

 sch. eng, Purdue, 07-20, director, Eng. Exp. Sta, 

 17- Mech. Eng. (v. pres, 17) ; Eng. Educ; hon. 

 mem. Cleveland Eng. Soc. Bursting of cast iron 

 fly-wheels and cylinders; stresses in pulley 

 arms; smoke abatement; lubrication; locomo- 

 tive head lights; farm tractors. 



Benjamin, Prof. Earl W(hitney), 208 Waite Ave, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. Poultry husbandry. Almond. N. 

 Y. Oct. IG, 89. B.S.A. Cornell."ll. M.S.A. 12, 

 Ph.D, 14. Instr. poultry husbandry, Cornell, 

 11-14, asst. prof, 15-19, prof, 20- Marketing. 



Benjamin, Dr. G(eorge) H(illard), 160 Fifth Ave. 

 New York, N. Y. rhysies. New York, Dec. 

 25, 52. Union, 72; M.D. Albany Med. Col, 74; 

 Ph.D, Freiburg, 82. Indust. engineer and patent 

 agent; pres, Conn. Development Co; New 

 Process Conil)ustion Co. Ed, ' Appleton 's Ency. 

 of Applied ]\Iech'; 'Nat. Ency. of Applied 

 Mech.' Medico-Legal Soc; British Ass. Indus- 

 trial chemistry; high explosives. 



Benjamin, Dr. Marcus, U. S. National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. Chemistry, Technology. San 

 Francisco, Calif, Jan. 17, 57. Ph.B, Columbia, 

 78; hon. A.M, Lafavette, 88; Ph.D, Nashville, 

 89; Sc.D, Pittsburgh, 05; LL.D, St. John's. 

 (Md), 10. Chemist, U. S. lab. Appraiser's 

 Store, N. Y. Citv, 83-85; lecturer chem, N. Y. 

 Woman's Med. Col, 84-86; ed, U. S. Nat. Mu- 

 seum. !>(>- Lecturer, Washington Cathedral, 11- 

 Mein. jury of awards, T'olumbiau, Nashville, 

 Omaha, Pan-Am. Charleston, La. Purchase and 

 Jamestown Expositions; ed. contributor, Apple- 

 ton's Cyclopedias, 'Int. Cyclopedia,' 'Int. Year- 

 book,' 'New Practical Cyclopedia'; mem. U. S. 

 Assay Commission, 96, 00, 04, 06, 12. 17, 18. 

 Int. " Cong. Arts and Science, St. Louis, 04 



