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Chem. Soc. (pres, Phila. sect, 17). Temperature 

 of ma:ximum density of aqueous solutions; con- 

 centration of alkaline hydroxid in soap test; 

 niter cake in production of phosphates from 

 apatite; oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid. 

 Hepbum, Dr. Joseph Samuel, Hahnemann Medical 

 College, Philadelphia, Pa. Chemistry. Philadel- 

 phia, Aug. 25, 85. A.B, Cent. High Sch, Phila, 

 03, A.M, 08; B.S,(Chem), M.S, Pennsylvania, 

 07, 14-20; Temple, 09-12; fellow, Columbia, 12- 

 13, Ph.D, 13; Me_dico-Chirurg. Col, Phila, 11-12. 

 Scientific asst, U. S. Dept. Agr, 07-08, asst. 

 chemist, 09-12, 13-20; instr. chem, Hahnemann 

 Med. Col, and chemist, Hering lah, 20- Ed. 

 committee, 'Biochem. Bui,' 12-; abstractor, 

 'Chem. Abstracts,' 15- Longstreth medal, 

 Franklin Inst, 11. Third Int. Cong. Refrigera- 

 tion. Chem. Soc; Agr. Chem; Franklin Inst. 

 (see'y^ sect, physics and chem, 09-); Soc. Biol. 

 Chem; Phila. Acad; Phila. Physiol. Soc; Colum- 

 bia Biochem. Ass. (hon. a". pres, 17). Biological 

 chemistry; plant physiology; determination of 

 nitrogen; fats and oils; dental caries; enzymes; 

 cold storage; nutrition; drug proving. 



Rerdt, Dr. L{ouis) A(nthyme), McGill Univer- 

 sity, Montreal, Can. Electrical enqineering. 

 Trouville, France, .Tune 14, 72. B.S, MeGill, 96, 

 Ma.E, 02; E.E, Belgium, 03, Sc.D, 10. Assoc, 

 prof. elec. eng, McGill, 08-09, prof, and head 

 of dept, 09- Consulting engineer. Pres. Can. 

 Committee, Int. Electroteeh. Commission, Lon- 

 don, 06; V. chairman, Montreal Tramways Com- 

 mission. Officier d'Acad, 05. Elec. Eng. (hon. 

 sec'y for Can); Can. Inst. Eng; London Inst. 

 Elec. Eng. Predetermination of alternator char- 

 acteristics and armature reaction in alterna- 

 tors; transmission line calculations; compound- 

 ing of alternators; electrolysis of water mains 

 by stray currents; current capacity of cables; 

 losses in transmission lines and capacity effect 

 at high voltages. 



Hering, Dr. Carl, 1317 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 *Eleetrical engineering. Philadelphia, March 

 29, 60. B.S, Pennsylvania, 80, M.E, 87, hon. 

 Se.D, 12; Darmstadt, 83-84. Instr. math, 

 physics, eng. and elec, Pennsylvania, 81, 83; 

 Polytech, Darmstadt, 84; Pennsylvania, 87; 

 consulting elec. engineer, 87- Official delegate and 

 officer to int.. congresses; mem. jury of awards at 

 ten expositions. Officier de 1 'Instruction Pub, 89 ; 

 Chevalier Legion d'honneur, 01. A. A; Physical 

 Soc; Flee. Eng. fpnst pres): Eleetrochem. Soc. 

 ('past pres) ; Franklin Inst ; Phila. Physics Club 

 (past pros) ; Phila. Eng. Club (past pres) ; hon. 

 mem. N. Y. Elec. Soc; Soc. Int. des Elec. (Am. 

 delegate). Electrical engineering; electrochem- 

 istry; physics; relation of units; revisions of 

 some physical laws; electrical furnaces. 



Hering, Prof. D(aniel) W(ebster), New York Fni- 

 versity. New York, N. Y. "^Physics. Mechanics. 

 Smithburg, Md, March 23, 50. Ph.B, Yale, 72, 

 C.E, 78; fellow, Hopkins, 76-78; hon. Ph.D, 

 Western Maryland, 95; LL.D, Pittsburgh, 07; 

 N. Y. Fniv, 16. Asst. engineer, Reading and 

 Lehigh R. R, 73-74; Baltimore and Cumberland 

 Valley R. R, 78-80; prof, math, Western Mary- 

 land, 80-84; physics, Pittsburgh, 84-85; N. Y. 

 Univ, 85-16. dean. grad. faculty, 02-16, emcr. 

 prof, 16- A.A; Physical Soc; fel. N. Y. Acad. 



(v. pres, 08, 09) ; Brooklyn Inst, (pres, dept. 

 physics). Church acoustics; X-rays; compressed 

 air; scientific vagaries. 



Hering, Rudolph, 40 Lloyd Road, Montclair, N. J. 

 Hydraulic and sanitary engineering. Philadel- 

 phia, Pa, Feb. 26, 47. Royal Polytech, Dresden, 

 67; Sc.D, Pennsylvania, 07. Asst. engineer, 

 Prospect Park, Brooklyn and Fairmount Park, 

 Phila, 68-71; IT. S. Geol. Surv, Yellowstone 

 Park, 72 ; Dept. Pub. Works, Phila, 73-86 ; chief 

 engineer. Drainage and Water Supply Commis- 

 sion, Chicago, 86-88; consulting engineer, 88- 

 Civil Eng. (v. pres) ; Pub. Health Ass. (pres) ; 

 Am. Water Works Ass; West. Soc. Civil Eng; 

 Franklin Inst; Am. Acad; Phila. Eng. Club 

 (pres); Can. Soc. Civil Eng; British Inst. Civil 

 Eng. Water supply and purification; sewerage 

 and sewage disposal; refuse disposal. 



Hermann, A(dam), 1350 Taylor Avenue, The 

 Bronx, New York. N. Y. Vertebrate paleon- 

 tology. Kreuznach, Germany. Aug. 25, 47. 

 Preparator paleont, Peabody Museum, 76-92; 

 chief preparator, dept. vert, paleont. Am. Mu- 

 seum Nat. Hist, 94-20. Hon. preparator. TT. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 94- Modern laboratory methods in 

 vertebrate paleontology. 



Herms, Prof. W(illiam) B(rodbeck), 1424 Le Roy 

 Ave, Berkeley, Calif. Entomology. Ports- 

 mouth, Ohio, Sept. 22, 76. B.S, Baldwin-Wal- 

 lace, 02 ; Western Reserve, 05 ; A.M, Ohio State, 

 06; Austin fellow, Harvard, 07-08. Prof, com- 

 merce and principal, sch. commerce. Baldwin- 

 Wallace, 02-05, instr. biol, Baldwin-Wallace, 

 04-05; teaching fellow, Ohio State, 05-06; act- 

 ing head, dept. zool, Ohio Wesleyan, 06-07 ; asst. 

 prof, entom, California, 08-12, parasitol, 12- 

 15, assoc. prof, 15- Delegate, State of Calif, 

 and Univ. of Calif, Int. Hygiene Exhibit, Dres- 

 den, 11. Capt. and major, Sanit. C, 18. A.A; 

 Ass. Econ. Entom; Ecol. Soc; Pub. Health Ass; 

 Ohio Acad; Calif. Acad. Parasitology; ecol- 

 ogy; rural sanitation; medical entomology; ma- 

 laria-mosquito survey of California ; mosquito 

 and fly control; pajahuello tick; spinose ear 

 tick; photic reactions of insects. 



Herre, Albert (William) C Christian Theodore), 

 Bureau of Science, Manila, P. I. Biology. 

 Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 16, 68. A.B, Stanford, 

 04, A.M, 05. Ph.D, 09. Asst. supt. schools, 

 Springfield, 111, 90-00; asst. Bur. Fisheries, 03- 

 04; instr. biol, high sch, San .lose, Calif, 04-10; 

 prof, Nevada, 10; v. principal, Fremont High 

 ScK, Oakland, Calif, 10-12; prof, geog. State 

 Nor. Sch, Bellingham, 15-17, biol. 17-19, direc- 

 tor, sch. of hygiene, 19-20; cliief, dept. fisheries, 

 Bur. of Science, Manila, 20- A.A; Ecol. Soc; 

 Sullivant Moss Chapter; West. Soc. Nat; Wash. 

 Acad. Ichthyology; lichens, ecology. 



Herreshoff, J(ohn) B(rown) Francis. 620 West End 

 Ave, Now York, N. Y. *Chemistry. Bristol, 

 R. I, Feb. 7, 50. A.M, Bro-wTi, 90. Prof. anal. 

 chem, Brov.-n, 69-72; supt. Laurel Hill Cliem. 

 Works, 76; v. pres, Nichols Copper Co. Chem. 

 Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust; Mech. Eng. Industrial 

 chemistry; improved process for manufacturing 

 sulphuric acid. 



Herrick, Prof. C(harles) Judson, University of 

 Chicago, Chicago, 111. *Comparative neurology. 

 Minneapolis, ]^rinn, Oct. 6, 68. Denison, 86-89, 



