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steel processes; alloy steels; permanent mag- 

 netism. 



Mathews, Prof. J(oseph) Howard, University of 

 Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Chemistry. Aurora- 

 ville, Wis, Oct. 15, 81. B.S, Wisconsin, 03, A.M. 

 05; A.M, Harvard, 06, Ph.D, OS. Asst. physical 

 chem, Wisconsin, 05; instr. physical and indust. 

 chem, Case, 06-07 ; physical chem, Wisconsin, 

 08-11, asst. prof, 11-17, assoc. prof, 17-19, prof, 

 19-, chairman, dept. chem. and director course, 

 10- Capt, ordnance R.C, major, ordnance dept, 

 18. A.A; Chem. Soc; Wis. Acad. Compressi- 

 bility and other properties of organic liquids; 

 heats of vaporization; viscosity and lubrication; 

 osmosis; phase rule; photochemistry; thermal 

 chemistry of colloids; thermodynamical be- 

 havior of mixed solvents. 



Mathewson, Dr. C(hampion) H(erbert), 120 Lin- 

 den St, New Haven, Conn. Metallurgy. Essex, 

 Conn, Oct. 7, 81. Ph.B, Yale, 02; Ph.D, Crot- 

 tingen, 06. Asst. chem, Mass. Inst. Tech. 02- 

 04, instr, 06-07; chem. and metallog, Sheffield 

 Sci. Sch, Yale, 07-11, asst. prof, 11-19, prof, 

 metal, and metallog, 19- Chem. Soc; Min. and 

 Metal. Eng; British Inst. Metals. Non-ferrous 

 metallography; copper; brass; zinc. 



Mathewson, Prof. L(ouis) C(lark), Hanover, N. 

 H. Mathematics. Mendon, Mich, 84. A.B, 

 Albion, 10, A.M, 11; Illinois, 12-14, Ph.D, 

 14. Instr. math, high sch, Sioux City, Iowa, 

 11; Dartmouth, 14-17, asst. prof, 18- A.A; 

 Math. Soc; Math. Ass. The group of isomor- 

 phisms in the theory of finite groups. 



Matos, Walter A(ntonio), 309 College Ave. 

 Swarthmore, Pa. Astronomy. Philadelphia, Pa, 

 Oct. 31, 74. A.B, Cent. High Sch, Phila, 93. 

 Hector, Trinity Church, Sivarthmore, 98-; vol. 

 observer, Sproul Observatory, 15- Astron. Soc; 

 Royal Astron. Soe. Mathematics; physics; 

 theory of light; molecular theory; radioactivity. 



Matson, George Charlton, Clinton Building, Tulsa, 

 Okla. Geology. B.S, Doane, 00; A.M, Cornell, 

 03; fellow, Chicago, 04-06. Asst. geol, Cornell, 

 01-03 ; asst. geologist and later geologist, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 06-16; Mex. Gulf Oil Co. and Gulf 

 Ref. Co. of La, 16-17; Gypsy Oil Co. and S. Am. 

 Gulf Oil Co, 17- A.A; Geol. Soc; Min. and 

 Metal. Eng; Ass. Petrol. Geol. Petroleum geol- 

 ogy- and engineering. 



Matteson, W(allace) G(eorge), Texas State Bank 

 Building, Fort Worth, Tex. Geology. Patterson- 

 ville, N. Y, April 2, 89. B.S, Syracuse, 09 ; E.M, 

 Colo. Sch. Mines, 11. Geologist, Int. Construc- 

 tion Co, 11; asst. chief surveyor, Santa Gertriidis 

 Mining Co, 12; chief engineer, Mazapil Copper 

 Co, 12 ; mine boss, Cananea Consol. Copper Co, 13 ; 

 instr. miner, and petrol, Lehigh, 13-16; petrol, 

 geologist, 16-18; consulting petrol, geologist, 

 18- Min. Eng. Common features of the world's 

 greatest silver mines. 



Matthes, Frangois E(mile), IT. S. Geological Sur- 

 vey, Washington, D. C. * Physiography. Am- 

 sterdam, Holland, March 16, 74. B.S, Mass. 

 Inst. Tech, 95; Austin teaching fellow. Harvard, 

 04-05. Draftsman, city engineer's office, Rut- 

 land, Vt, 95-96; field asst, U. S. Geol. Surv, 

 96-98, asst. topographer, 98-99, topographer, 

 99-07, topog. inspector, 07-13, assoc. geologist, 

 13-17, geologist, 17- Field investigations for 



Calif. State Earthquake Investigation Commis- 

 sion, 06 ; cor. mem. Int. Glacier Commission ; 

 Chevalier Order Leopold II. A.A; Ass. Geog. 

 (treas, 13-20); Geol. Soc; assoc. mem. Civil 

 Eng; Am. Geog. Soc; Wash. Acad; Wash. Geol. 

 Soc. (sec'y, 09-10). Physiography; glacial 

 erosion; physiographic studies of Yosemite Val- 

 ley region; ttopogi-aphic delineation. 



Matthes, G(erard) H(endrik), U. S. Engineer's 

 Office, Chattanooga, Tenn. Hydraulics. Am- 

 sterdam, Holland, March 16, 74. B.S.(C.E), 

 Mass. Inst. Tech, 95. Div. engineer, Pa. Water 

 Supply Commission, 14-15; engineer, Miami 

 Conservancy District, 15-20; TJ. S. asst. engi- 

 neer in charge Tenn. Biver Surv, 20- Mem. 

 Mass. Inst. Tech. astron. exped. to Sumatra, 01. 

 A.A ; Civil Eng. Flood control In Pennsylvania ; 

 irrigation ; water power. 



Matthew, Dr. G(eorge) F(rederlc), 115 Car- 

 marthen St, St. John, N. B, Can. Geology, 

 Archeology. St. John, Aug. 12, 37. M.A, New 

 Brunswick, 78, LL.D, 97; hon. Sc.D, Laval, 94. 

 Clerk of Treas. Dept, N. B, 53-68; with Can. 

 tJeol. Surv, 68-94 ; surveyor of customs. Can, 94- 

 14. Cor. mem. N. Y. Acad ; f el. Royal Soc. Can ; 

 N. B. Nat. Hist. Soc; cor. mem. Montreal Nat. 

 Hist. Soc; London Geol. Soc; cor. mem. Soc. 

 Royale Geol. de Belgique. Paleontology; paleo- 

 botany; Cambrian faunas; Silurian land faunas 

 and floras; surface geology; geology of St. John 

 (KB) locality. 



Matthew, Dr. W(illiam) D(iller), American Mu- 

 seum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. 

 Paleontology. St. John, N. B, Feb. 19, 71. 

 B.A, New Brunswick, 89; Ph.B, Columbia, 93, 

 A.M, 94, Ph.D, 95. Asst. paleont. Am. Museum 

 Nat. Hist, 95-98, asst. curator, 99-01, assoc. 

 curator, 02-10, curator, 10- Field asst, Can. 

 Geol. Surv, 89 ; N. Y. Geol. Surv, 93 ; U. S. Geol. 

 Surv, 02. A.A; Geol. Soc; Paleont. Soc. (treas, 

 09, V. pres, 11) ; Philos. Soc; Soc. Mammal; fel. 

 N. Y. Acad; N. Y. Zool. Soc; cor. mem. New 

 Brunswick Nat. Hist. Soc; fel. Royal Soc; Lon- 

 don Zool. Soc. Tertiary Mammalia of western 

 ITnited States; evolution and migrations of Ter- 

 tiarv vertebrates; West Indian fossil mammals; 

 paleovolcanic rocks; Cenozoic vertebrates, paleo- 

 geography and correlation. 



Matthews, C(harles) D(esmond), North Carolina 

 Experiment Station, Raleigh, N. C. Horti- 

 culture. Moberley, Mo, Feb. 29, 92. B.S.A. 

 Missouri, 14. Exp. horticulturist, N. C. Exp. 

 Sta, 15-18, acting chief, div. hort, IS- Soc. 

 Hort. Sci; Pomol. Soc. Pruning; culture of 

 peaches and pecans; Irish and sweet potatoes. 



Matthews, Dr. J(oseph) Merritt, 50 E. 4l9t St, 

 New York, N. Y. Chemistry. Philadelphia, Pa, 

 June 9, 74. B.S, Pennsylvania, 95, fellow, 96- 

 98, Ph.D, 98. Prof. chem. and dyeing, Phila. 

 Textile Sch, 98-07; consulting expert in textile 

 chem, 07- Ed, 'Color Trade Jour.' A.A; 

 Chem. Soc. (v. pres, 01); Soc. Chem. Indust; 

 Franklin Inst; British Soc. Dyers and Colorists. 

 Compounds of halides of rare earths with vari- 

 ous amido bodies; indigo dyeing; textile chem- 

 istry; properties of indigo-red; mercerization of 

 cotton; chemistry of wool fiber; shade com- 

 pounding with dyestuffs; chemistry of textile 

 fibers. 



