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AMERICAN MEN OF SCIENCE 



Bacon, Prof. George P(reston), Tufts College, 

 Mass. Physics. Charlemont, Mass, Aug. 24, 66. 

 A.B, Dartmouth, 87, A.M, 90. Assoc, prof, 

 math, Beloit, 92-02 ; prof, physics, Wooster, 02- 

 08; assoc. prof. math, and physics, Simmons, 

 10-19, prof, physics, Tufts, 19- A.A; Physical 

 Soc; Astron. Soc. 



Bacon, N(atlianiel) T(erry), Peace Dale, R. 1. 

 Chemistry. Litchfield, Conn, Aug. 16, 5S. B.S, 

 Yale, 79. With Solvay Process Co, 84-95, tech. 

 expert, 95- A.A; Chem. Soc. Physico-chem- 

 istry; soda manufacture; international finance. 



Bacon, Dr. Raymond F(oss), Mellon Institute, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa. ^Chemistry. Muncie, Ind, June 

 29, SO. B.S, DePauw, 99, A.M, 00, hon. Sc.D, 

 19; fellow, Chicago, 01-04, P'h.D, 04; hon. Sc.D, 

 Pittsburgh, 18. Instr. chem, DePamv, 99-00; 

 prof, Vincennes, 00-01; commercial chemist, 

 Chicago, 04-05; chemist, Bur. Science, P. I, 05- 

 10; asst. chemist, bur. chem, U. S. Dept. Agr, 

 10-11; senior fellow, Mellon Inst, 11-12, assoc. 

 director, 12-14, director, 14- Col, C.W.S, A.E.F; 

 assoc. mem. Naval Con. Board. A.A; Chem. 

 Soc; Electrochem. Soc; Chem. Eng; Min. and 

 Metal Eng; Ceramic Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust; 

 London Chem. Soc; Soc. Chim. de Paris; Soc. 

 de Chim. indust. Industrial research; tropical 

 oils and resins. 



Badertscher, Prof. JCacob) A, Bloomington, Ind. 

 Histology. Bluffton, Ohio, Jan. 11, 79. Ph.B, 

 Ohio (Athens), 09, Ph.M, 10; Ph.D, Cornell, 14. 

 Asst. biol, Ohio (Athens), 08-09, instr. 09-10; 

 asst. histol. and embryol, Cornell, 10-11, instr, 

 11-14; a7iat, Indiana, 14-15, asst. prof, 15-17, 

 assoc. prof, 17- A.A; Ass. Anat. Muscle de- 

 generation; the thymus: the ultimobranchial 

 bodies. 



Badger, Prof. Walter Lucius, 917 Church St, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Chemical engineering. Minne- 

 apolis, Minn, Feb. 18, 86. A.B, Minnesota, 07, 

 B.S, 08, M.S, 09. Chemist, Great West. Sugar 

 Co, 09; instr. chem, Minnesota, 10; lab. asst. 

 Bur. Standards, 10-12; prof. chem. eng, Michi- 

 gan, 12-; director of research, Swenson Evapor- 

 ator Co, 17- Chem. Soc; Chem. Eng; Electro- 

 chem. Soc; Mich. Eng. Soc. Design of chemical 

 machinery; water softening; evaporator design; 

 alloys of calcium. 



Baehr, Dr. George, 987 Madison Ave, New York, 

 X. Y. Pathology. New York, April 16, 87. 

 M.D, Columbia, 08; Freiburg, 11-12; Vienna, 

 12-13, Assoc, path, Mt. Sinai Hosp, N. Y. City, 

 1.1-, asst. attending physician, 19- Research fel- 

 low, Mt. Sinai Hosp, 10-11, 14-17, 19-; mem. 

 Red Cross Sanit. Commission to Serbia and Rus- 

 sia, 15-16; lieut. col, M.C, 17-19. A.A; Ass. 

 Path, and Bact; Soc. Clin. Invest; Soc. Exp. 

 Biol; Harvey Soc; Am. Med. Ass; N. Y. Acad. 

 Med; Int. Ass. Med. Mus. Experimental medi- 

 cine; nephritis. 



Baekeland, Dr. L(eo) H(endrik), Yonkers-on- 

 Iludson, N. Y. *Chemistry. Ghent, Belgium, 

 Nov. 14, 63. Sc.D, Ghent, 84. Asst. prof, chem, 

 Ghent, 85-88, assoc. prof, 88-89; prof, chem, 

 and physics, Higher Nor. Sch, Bruges, 85-89; 

 mfg. and consulting chemist, 89-99; research 

 chemist, 99-; hon. prof. chem. eng, Columbia. 

 ilem. Naval Consulting Board, 15; chairman, 



committee on patents, Nat. Research Council; 

 mem. administrative board, Inst. Int. Educ. 

 Chandler lecturer, Columbia, 14. Nichols medal, 

 Chem. Soc, 09, Gibbs medal, 13, Perkins medal, 

 16; Scott medal, Franklin Inst, 10; Chandler 

 medal, Columbia, 14; grand prize, Panama- 

 Pacific Expos, 15. Order of the Crown, Belgium, 

 19. A.A; Chem. Soc. (v. pres, 09, chairman, N. 

 Y. sect, 08, councilor at large, 07-) ; Electro- 

 chem. Soc. (pres, 09); Chem. Eng. (pres, 12); 

 Soc. CTiem. Indust. (v, pres, Oo) ; N. Y. Chem- 

 ists Club (pres, 04). Int. Cong. Chem, London, 

 09, pres, sect, plastics, 12. Oxidation of hydro- 

 chloric acid under the influence of light; sepa- 

 ration of copper and cadmium; dissociation of 

 nitrate of lead; photographic chemistry; indus- 

 trial electrolysis of alkali-chlorids; velox paper 

 process; condensation products of phenols and 

 formaldehyde; l)akelite; plastics; electric insu- 

 lation; impregnation of wood; varnishes. 



Baetjer, Prof. F(rederick) H(enry),4 E. Madison 

 St, Baltimore, Md. F^nntgcnology. Baltimore, 

 Oct. 4, 74. A.B, Hopkins, 97, M.D, 01. Eont- 

 genologist, Hopkins Hosp, and assoc. prof. din. 

 rontgenol, HopTcins. Consulting rontgenologist, 

 various hospitals; Major, M.C; Delegate, Int. 

 Riintgen Ray Cong, Amsterdam, 08. Am. Ront- 

 gen Ray Soc. (pres, 11) ; Baltimore Med. Soc. 

 (v. pres, 15) ; hon. mem. N. Y. Rontgen Ray 

 Soc; hon. mem. Phila. Rontgen Ray Soc. Tho- 

 racic aneurysms; gastro-intestinal diseases; ef- 

 fects of Rontgen rays upon embryonic tissues. 



Bagg, Dr. Halsey J(oseph), Cornell University 

 Medical College, New York, N. Y. Heredity. 

 Utica, N. Y, Oct. 23, S9. B.S, Columbia, 14, 

 A.M, 15, Ph.D, 18. Asst. biol, Rockefeller Inst, 

 10-11; instr, N. Y. Univ, 14-17; research feJ- 

 loio, Huntington fund for cancer research, med. 

 col, Cornell, 17- Psychol. Ass; assoc. mem. N, 

 - Y. Acad. Heredity of animal behavior and 

 growth; pathological effects of injection of 

 radio-active solutions. 



Bagg, Dr. Rufus M(ather), Jr, 7 Brokaw Place, 

 Appleton, Wis. Geology. West Springfield, 

 Mass, April 19, 69. A.B. Amherst, 91; Ph.D, 

 Hopkins, 95. Principal, high sch, Lubec, Maine, 

 91-92; asst. geol, Hopkins, 95-97; asst, N. Y. 

 State Museum, 97; prof. geol. and miner, Colo. 

 Col, 98-99; instr. science, high sch, Colo. 

 Springs, 99-00 ; sub-master, high sch, Brockton, 

 01-03; prof, miner, and petrog, N. Mex. Sch. 

 Mines, 03-04; mining engineer and geologist, 

 04-08; instr. geol. Illinois, 08-11; prof. geol. 

 and miner, Lawrence, 11- Instr. science. Wor- 

 cester Summer Sch. for Boys, 91. 92; mem. Md. 

 Geol. Surv, 96-98. Diploma and bronze medal, 

 Paris Expos, 00. A.A; Geol. Soc; Min. Eng; 

 Palcont. Soc ; Wash. Geol. Soc ; Wis. Acad. Cre- 

 taceous and Tertiary Foraminifera ; artesian 

 water and oil supplies. 



Bagley, Prof. W(illiam) C (handler), Teachers 

 College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. 

 Education, Psychology. Detroit, Mich. March 

 15, 74. B.S, Mich. Agr. Col, 95; M.S, Wiscon- 

 sin, 98; Ph.D, Cornell, 00; Ed.D, R. L Col, 19. 

 Teacher, pub. schools, Mich, 95-97 ; asst. psychol, 

 Cornell, 00-01; principal pub. schools, St. Louis, 

 01-02 ; V. pres. and director of training, Mont. 

 State Nor. Col, 02-06; supt, training dept, State 



