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Educ; Soc. Test. Mat; "West. Soc. Eng. (pres, 

 17). Steel construction. 

 Burton, Prof. A(lfred) E(dgar), Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. 

 Geodesy, Topographical surveying. Portland, 

 Maine, March 24, 57. B.S, Bowdoin, 78, C.E, 

 81, Sc.D, 13. Aid, U. S, Coast and Geod. Surv, 

 79-82; instr. topog. eng, Mass. Inst. Tech, 82- 

 84, asst. and later assoc. prof, 84-96, prof, 96-, 

 dean, OS- Mem. Mass. Topog. Surv. Committee, 

 95-01; in charge, scientific exped. to Greenland, 

 96; eclipse exped. to Ga, 00; Mass. Inst. Tech. 

 eclipse exped. to Sumatra, 01. In charge in- 

 struction, Free Navig. Schools, U. S. Shipping 

 Board, 17. Astron. Soe; Civil Eng; fel. Am. 

 Acad. Geodetic measurements; base line ap- 

 paratus. 



Burton, Dr. E(li) F(rankliii), University of To- 

 ronto, Toronto, Can. Physics. Green River, 

 Ont, Feb. 14, 79. A.B, Toronto, 01, fellow, 01- 

 03, 1851 Exhibition scholar, 04-06, Ph.D, 10; 

 A.B, Cambridge, 06. Asst. demonstrator physics, 

 Toronto, 02-04^ senior demonstrator, 06-11, 

 assoc. prof, 11- Science research exhibitioner, 

 Emmanuel Col, Cambridge, 04-06. Physical Soc. 

 Radioactivity of crude petroleum; physical prop- 

 erties of coUoidal solutions; action of electro- 

 lytes on colloids. 



Burton, H(arry) E(dward), 3621 Hall Place, 

 Washington, D. C. Astronomy. Onawa, Iowa, 

 June 11, 78. A.B, Iowa, 01, fellow, 02-03, M.6, 

 03. Instr. math, and astron, Parsons, 07-08; 

 U. S. Naval Observatory, 09- Observations of 

 asteroids, eomets and satellites. 



Burton, Dr. William Merriam, Standard Oil Co, 

 Whiting, Ind. Chemistry. Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 

 17, 65. A.B, Western Iteserve, 86; Ph.D, Hop- 

 kins, 89. Chemist, Standard Oil Co. of Ind, 89- 

 15, V. pres, 15-18, pres, 18- Willard Gibbs 

 medalj 18. Chem. Soc. Atomic weight of zinc 

 and magnesium. 



Biirton-Opitz, Prof. R(ussell), 437 W. 59th St, 

 New York, N. Y. *Physiology. Fort Wayne, 

 Ind, Oct. 25, 75. M.D, Rush Med. Col, 95, 

 B.S, Chicago. 98, M.S, 02, Ph.D, 05; Vienna, 

 98; Naples Zool. Sta, 01. Asst. physiol, Bres- 

 lau, 98-01; Harvard, 01-02; demonstrator, Co- 

 lumhia, 02-04, adj. prof, 04-10, assoc. prof, 10-, 

 head, dept. physiol, 09-11. A.A; Soc. Nat; 

 Physiol. Soc; Soc. Exp. Biol; Soc. Biol. Chem; 

 Harvey Soc; Soc. Pharmacol; Am. Med. Ass. 

 Viscosity of blood and body fluids; vaso-motor 

 nerves of different organs; blood pressure; blood 

 flow; secretion of saliva and bile. 



Burtt, Dr. Harold E(mest), Ohio State Univer- 

 sity, Columbus, Ohio. Psychology. Haverhill, 

 Mass, April 26, 90. A.B, Dartmouth, 11; A.M, 

 Harvard, 13, Ph.D, 15. Instr. psychol, Simmons, 

 15-18; Harvard, 16-18; Ohio State, 19-20, asst. 

 prof, 20- Capt, Air Service; consulting psy- 

 chologist, Can. Consol. Rubber Co. A.A; Psy- 

 chol. Ass. Experimental and applied psychol- 

 ogy; aviation and vocational tests. 



Burwash, Prof. E(dward) M(oore Jackson), Uni- 

 versity of. ^Manitoba, Winnipeg, Can. Geology. 

 Cobourg, Ont, July 10, 73. B.A, Victoria (Can), 

 93, M.A, 97. B.D, 03; Ph.D, Toronto. 14; fellow, 

 Chicago, 10-12, Ph.D, 15. Sec'y to chancellor, 

 Victoria (Can), 02-05; prof. nat. science, Co- 



lumbian Methodist Col, 05-10; science master, 

 Upper Can, 13-14; asst. prof. geol. and miner, 

 Manitoba, ID- Asst, Can. Geol. Surv, 93, 11; 

 asst. geologist, Ont. Bur. Mines, 95, field geol- 

 ogist, 96, 19; mining geologist, Mex. and Can. 

 Geol. Soc; B. C. Acad, (organizer and sec'y, 

 09); British Ass; Soc. Beige d 'Astron. Cana- 

 dian geology; Cretaceous invertebrates. 



Busck, August, U. S. National Museum, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Entomology. Randers, Denmark, 

 Feb. 18, 70. Ordrup Col, Denmark, 87-89 ; A.M, 

 Ph.B, Royal Univ, Copenhagen, 93. Instr. zool. 

 and math, Ordrup Col, 89-93 ; asst, div. entom, 

 U. S. Dept. Agr, 96- A.A; Ass. Econ. Entom; 

 Entom. Soc. (pres, 13); Wash. Acad; Wash. 

 Entom. Soc; Wash. Biol. Soc; Wash. Biol. Field 

 Club; Stockholm Entom. Soc; Copenhagen 

 Entom. Soc. American Microlepidoptera; biol- 

 ogy of mosquitoes. 



Bush, Prof. Arthur D(ermont), University of 

 North Dakota, University, N. D. Physiology, 

 Pharmacology. Townsend, Mass, Aug. 18, 75. 

 B.S, Tufts, 14; M.D, Emory, 01. Dean and 

 prof, anat, Flint Med. Col, 05-09; instr. physiol. 

 and Pharmacol, Vermont, 11-14; prof, biol, 

 Olivet, 15-16; physiol. and pharmacol, Southern 

 California, 16-18; acting prof, Missouri, 18-19; 

 prof. North Dakota, 19- A.A; Am. Med. Ass. 

 Tobacco smoking and mentality; effect of dis- 

 ease toxins upon drug action; perfusion of iso- 

 lated medulla of turtle with drugs. 



Bush, B(enjamin) V, 69 Colgate St, Rochester, 

 N. Y. Chemistry. Canton, N. Y, Feb. 14, 89. 

 B.S, St. Lawrence, 12; A.M, Columbia, 19. 

 Instr. chem, Kingston, N. Y, 12-14; head, sci- 

 ence dept, Lakewood, N. J, 14-17; Friends 

 Cent. Col, 18-19; research chemist, Eastmnn 

 KodaTc Co, 19- Chem. Soc. Organic chemistry; 

 alkyl substituted thioureas. 



Bush, Dr. Katharine J(eannette), Farmington, 

 Conn. Natural science. Scranton, Pa, Dec. 30, 55. 

 Ph.D, Yale, 01. Asst, zool. dept, Pedbody Mu- 

 seum, Yale, 79- Asst, U. S. Fish Commission, 

 81-88; 'Webster's Int. Diet,' 82-90; U. S. Nat. 

 Museum, 91-92, 94-98. Soe. Nat; Soc. Zool. 

 Marine mollusks and annelids; annelids of the 

 Harriman Alaska and Bermuda expeditions. 



Bush, Prof. V(annevaT), Chelsea, Mass. Elec- 

 trical engineering. Everett, Mass, March 11, 

 90. B.S, M.S, Tufts, 13; D.Eng, Mass. Inst. 

 Tech. and Harvard, 16. Instr. and asst. prof. 

 elec. eng, Tufts, 14-17; assoc. prof, Mass. Inst. 

 Tech, 19-; consulting engineer. Am. Badio and 

 Pescarch Corp, 19- Elec. Eng; Radio Eng; 

 Eng. Educ. Oscillating current circuit theory; 

 submarine detection. 



Bushong, F(rancis) W(illiam), Gulf Refining Co, 

 Port Arthur, Tex. Chemistry. Near Lancaster, 

 Pa, March 17, 64. A.B, Franklin and Marshall, 

 85, A.M, 88; Leipzig, 85-87; hon. Sc.D, Em- 

 poria, 00; fellow, Chicago. 00-02; fellow, Kan- 

 sas, 08-10, 11-13. Prof. nat. science and Ger- 

 man, Emporia, 95-00; asst. prof. org. chem, 

 Kansas, 03-10, assoc. prof, indust. research, 10- 

 ] 3 ; fellow, Mellon Inst, 13-14 ; research chemist. 

 Gulf Pcfining Co, 15- A.A; Chem. Soc; Kans. 

 Acad; Chem. Gesell. Esters of sulphuric acid; 

 petroleum; naphthenic acids. 



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