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LaForge, Dr. Laurence, U. S, Geological Survey, 

 Washington, D. C. Geology, Geophysics. New 

 York, N. Y, Sept. 17, 71. Alfred, 87-92; A.B, 

 Harvard, 99, A.M, 00, Austin fellow, 02-03, 

 Ph.D, 03. Instr. astron, Alfred, 96-97; asst. 

 geologist, U. S. Geol. Surv, 01-05; aid geol, 

 U. S. Nat. Museum, 05-08; consulting geologist, 

 08-14; geologist, U. S. Geol. Surv, 14- Meteor- 

 ologist, Alfred, 95-97; ed. specialist geol, 

 'Standard Diet,' 11-12. Wash. Geol. Soc. Ef- 

 fect of topography on climate; crystallography 

 of leadhillite; geology of Ellijay quadrangle 

 and Cartersville district, Georgia; northeastern 

 Massachusetts and southeastern New Hamphire; 

 physiography of the Piedmont plateau and the 

 Blue Eidge; stream erosion; periodicity of 

 climate; stratigraphy and glacial geology of 

 southwestern New York; geology of the Boston 

 region. 



Lahee, Dr. F(rederic) H(enry), The Sun Co, 

 Dallas, Tex. Geology. Hingham, Mass, July 

 27, 84. A.B, Harvard, 07, A.M, 08, Ph.D, 11. 

 Asst. geol, Harvard, 06-09, instr, 09-12; Mass. 

 Inst. Tech, 12-14, asst. prof, dynamical and 

 fiield geol, 14-18; assoe. geologist. Sun Oil Co, 

 18-20, chief geologist, 20- Instr. geol, Wel- 

 lesley, 08-18; geologic aid, U. S. Geol. Surv, 12, 

 field investigator, 13. A. A; Geol. Soc; Min. and 

 Metal. Eng; Ass. Petrol. Geol; Southwest. Geol. 

 Soc. Structural geology; petrology; metamor- 

 phism and metamorphic rocks; mineral growth 

 during metamorphism ; glacial geology; field 

 geologj-. 



Laird, Prof. E(lizabetli) Il(ebecca), South Had- 

 ley, Mass. Physics. Owen Sound, Ont, Dec. 6, 

 74. B.A, Toronto, 96 ; fellow, Brvn Mawr (Ber- 

 lin), 98-99, Ph.D, 01; Cambridge, 09; Wiirz- 

 burg, 13-14; Chicago, 19. Instr. math, Ont. 

 Ladies' Col, 96-97; physics, Mt. HolyoJce, 01- 

 03, prof, 04- Substitute demonstrator physics, 

 Bryn Mawr, 00; Sarah Berliner research fellow, 

 13-14. A.A; Physical Soc. Solids vibrating in 

 liquids; magnetic lag; spectrum analysis; soft 

 X-rays. 



Laist, Frederick, 218 W. Seventh St, Anaconda, 

 Mont. Metallurgy. Cincinnati, Ohio. Oct. 30, 

 78. B.S, California, 01. Chief chemist, supt, 

 blast furnace dept, asst. supt. and gen. supt, 

 Anaconda Reduction Works; metal, manager. 

 Anaconda and Great Falls Reduction WorTcs, 

 AvMconda Copper Mining Co, 14-16, gen. 

 manager, 16- Min. and Metal. Eng. (v. pres, 

 20; chairman, Mont, sect, 19); Chem. Soc. 

 Metallurgj- of copper and zinc. 



Lake, Dr. Dyer B(arker), 644 W. 204th St, New 

 York, N. Y. Chemistry. South Shaftsburv, Vt, 

 Oct. 19, 84. B.S, SjTacuse, 09, M.S, 10 ; Colum- 

 bia, 12-15; Ph.D. Cornell, 16. Prof. chem. and 

 head of dept, Alfred, 10-12; asst, dept. soils, 

 N. Y. State Col. Agr, Cornell, 13; instr. agr. 

 dept, Columbia. 13-15; asst. chem, Cornell, 15- 

 16; instr. physical chem. and head of dept, Le- 

 high, 16-18; asst. prof, animal husbandrv, N. 

 Y. State Col. Agr, Cornell, 18; chemist, Chile 

 Exploration Co, 18-20; chief chemitt, Am. Chem. 

 and Mfg. Corp, SO- Inorganic, physical and in- 

 dustrial chemistry; electrochemistry; dyeing and 

 cleaning. 



Lake, E(dward) R(alph), U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Botany. Peter- 

 boro, England, 60. B.S, Mich. Agr. Col, 85, 

 M.S, 88. Instr. bot, Mich. Agr. Col, 86-88; 

 Oregou Col, 88-91; Wash. State, 91-94; in news- 

 paper work and politics, 94-97; instr. bot, Ore- 

 gon Col, 97-10; pomologist, U. S. Dept. Agr, 

 10- Govt, expert, Paris Expos, 00; mem. House 

 of Representatives, Oregon, 97-99. Pomol. Soc. 

 (sec'y, 12-20); Soc. Hort. Sci; Oregon Acad. 

 Pomology. 



Lamar, Prof. Richard V(anderhorst), University 

 of Georgia, Augusta, Ga. Pathology, Bacteri- 

 ology. Milledgeville, Ga, April 8, 83. M.D, 02. 

 Scholar-assoc. path. Rockefeller Inst, 07-13; 

 prof. path, and bacter, Georgia, IS- A.A; Ass. 

 Path, and Bact; Soc. Exp. Biol; Harvey Soc. 

 Pneumococcic infections; bacteriolysis; hemoly- 

 sis; Gram negative Streptococci. 



Lamb, Alvln R(omaine), Iowa State College, 

 Ames, Iowa. Chemistry. Bangor, Wis, April 

 23, 90. Beloit, 09-11; B.S, Wisconsin, 13, M.S, 

 15. Asst. agr. chem, Wisconsin, 12-14; re- 

 search chemist, Iowa Exp. Sta, 14-, chief in 

 nutrition, 19- Second lieut, food and nutrition 

 div, Sanit. C, 18-19. A.A; Chem. Soc; Soc. 

 Animal Production; fel. Iowa Acad. Fermenta- 

 tion; animal nutrition. 



Lamb, Prof. Arthur B(ecket), Harvard Univer- 

 sity, Cambridge, Mass. *Chemistry. Attleboro, 

 Mass, Feb. 25, 80. A.B. A.M, Tufts, 00, 00-01 ; 

 A.M, Harvard, 03, Ph.D, 04, traveling fellow 

 (Leipzig, Heidelberg), 04-05; Ph.D. Tufts, 04, 

 Se.D, 20. Instr. chem. Tufts, 01-02; electro- 

 cliem, Harvard, 05-06; prof. chem. and director, 

 Havemeyer Chem. Lab, N. Y. Univ, 06-12; prof, 

 chem. and director of lab, Harvard, 12- Chief 

 defense chem. research, C.W.S, 17-19, lieut. col, 

 18-19 ; mem. U. S. Fixed Nitrogen Commission 

 and director. Nitrogen Research Lab, 19-20; ed, 

 'Jour. Am. Chem. Soc,' 17- Chem. Soc; Elec- 

 trochem. Soc; Wash. Acad; Am. Acad; Chem. 

 Gesell. The development of eye muscles in 

 Squalus acanthias; dehydration of periodic 

 acid; the specific heat of aqueous solutions; 

 isomerism in coumaric acid derivatives; mechan- 

 ics of mitosis; change from green to violet in 

 chromic chlorid solution; partial vapor pressures 

 of binary mixtures; the potential of iron; equi- 

 libria among cobaltammines ; density of aqueous 

 salt solutions; Thomson effect in electrolytes; 

 rhodium and iridium ammincs; removal of car- 

 bon monoxid from air; active charcoal; heat of 

 ad;orption. 



Lamb, Prof. Arthur L(incoln), Roland Park, Md. 

 Biolngji. Baltimore, Md, Sept. 2, 65. A.B, 

 Hopkins, 88, 90-92, 94-95. Instr. science. 

 Friends Elementary and High Sch. Baltimore, 

 87-90, 92-94, 97-98; director, science dept. 

 Tome Inst, Port Deposit, Md, 96-97; science 

 master. The Gilman Country Sch. for Boys, 9S- 

 Soc. Nat. Development of poison teeth of 

 Ankistrodon contortrix. 



Lamb, Dr. D(aniel) S(mith), The Home, Seventh 

 and K Streets, N. W, Washington, D. C. Medi- 

 cine, Anthropology. Philadelphia, Pa, Mav 20, 

 43. A.B, Cent. High Sch, Phila, 59, A.MJ 64; 

 M.D, Georgetown, 67; LL.D, Howard, 13. Act- 

 ing asst. surgeon, U.S. A, 68-92; prof. mat. med. 



