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quant, anal, Purdue, 19- Chem. Soc. Physical, 

 organic and analytical chemistry; ferments; 

 lead standard cells; salts and amalgams. 

 Mellor, Lewis L(eKoy), Bausch and Lomb Op- 

 tical Co, Rochester, N. Y. Optics. TJtica, N, Y, 

 March 6, 89. A.B, Michigan, 12, A.M, 15. 

 Asst. astron, Detroit Conservatory, Michigan, 

 12-17; asst. physicist, Nela Research Lab, 17- 

 18; Bur. Standards, 18-19; optical engineer, 

 scientific ivr, Bausch and Lomh Optical Co, 19- 

 A.A; Optical Soc; Astron. Soc. The measure- 

 ment of transmission factor. 



Melius, Dr. E(dward) Linden, 12 Fuller St, 

 Brookline, Mass. *An-atomy, Fhysiology. Lubee, 

 Maine, May 24, 48. M.D, Jefferson Med. Col, 

 78. In Obersteiner 's lab, Vienna, 92, 93, 11; 

 "with Sir Victor Horsley, London, 94, 95. A. A; 

 Ass. Anat; Physiol. Soc. Anatomy of the brain; 

 cerebral cortex. 



Meloy, Dr. Carl E(idge), 61 Colorado Ave, De- 

 troit, Mich. Pathology. Selma, Ohio, Sept. 4, 

 82. A.B, Wittenberg, 02, A.M, 05; M.D, Hop- 

 kins, 06. Instr. path, Virginia, 06-07 ; asst. 

 Hopkins, 07-08; adj. prof, Virginia, 08-10; di- 

 rector of laboratories, Grace Hosp, Detroit, 16- 

 Asst. pathologist, Hopkins Hosp, 07-08; pathol- 

 ogist. Bay View Asylum, Baltimore, 07-08. Ass. 

 Path, and Baet. The ferments, catalase and 

 lipase; variations in catalytic activity of the 

 blood. [Died March 30, 21.] 



Melville, Prof. Carey E(yster), Clark University, 

 Worcester, Mass. Mathematics. Baltimore, Md, 

 April 4, 78. A.B, North-western, 01. Assoc, 

 prof, math, ClarJc, 13- A.A; Math. Ass. 



Melvin, Prof. G(eorge) Spencer, 99 Albert St, 

 Kingston, Ont, Can. Physiology. Montrose, 

 Scotland, Oct. 7, 87. Ch.B, Aberdeen, 09, M.D, 

 12. Lecturer physiol, Aberdeen, 09-14, 19 ; prof. 

 Queen's {Can), 19- Phj'siol. Soc; British Med. 

 Ass. Blood pressure. 



Mendel, Prof. Lafayette B(enedict), Yale Uni- 

 versitv. New Haven, Conn. * Physiological chem- 

 istry. Delhi, N. Y, Feb. 5, 72. A.B, Yale, 91, 

 Ph.D, 93; Breslau, 95-96; Freiburg, 96; hon. 

 Sc.D, Michigan, 13. Asst. physiol. chem, Shef- 

 field Sci. Sch, Yale, 92-94, instr, 94-97, asst. 

 prof, 97-03, prof, and mem. governing board, 

 03-, prof, Yale, 19- Lecturer, Grad. Sch. Agr, 

 Ass. Agr. Col, 08; research assoc, Carnegie Insti- 

 tution, 10- Director, Russel Sago Inst. Path; 

 ed, 'Jour. Biol. Chem'; 'Physiol. Reviews'; 

 mem. Commission Sci. Interallie du Ravi- 

 taillement. Nat. Acad; A.A; Soc. Nat; 

 Physiol. Soc. (sec'y, 06-08); Soc. Exp. Biol; 

 Soc. Biol. Chem. (treas, 07-10, pres, 11) ; Chem. 

 Soc; Gastro-Enterol. Ass; Soc. Pharmacol; 

 Philos. Soc; Am. Med. Ass; Home Econ. Ass; 

 Conn. Acad; Soc. Sci. de Bruxelles; Soc. de 

 chim. biol. Physiological chemistry of diges- 

 tion and nutrition; protein metabolism; physi- 

 ology of growth ; vitamins and accessory food 

 f.'ictors. 



Mendenhall, Prof. C(harles) E(lwood), University 

 of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. *Experimental 

 physics. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 1, 72. B.S, Rose, 

 94; Ph.D, Hopkins, 98. Aid, U. S. Coast Surv, 

 9:^. 94; asst. phy.ncs, Pennsylvania, 94-95; instr, 

 Williams, 98-01; asst. prof, Wisconsin, 01-04, 

 assoc. prof, 04-05, prof, 05- Asst, Smithsonian 



Astrophys. Observatory, 98, 00, 01; major sci- 

 ence and research div,' Sig. C. and Air Service, 

 17-19: scientific attache, U. S. Embassy, Lon- 

 don, 19; chairman, div. physical sciences. Nat. 

 Research Council, 19-20. Nat. Acad ; A.A ;' Phys- 

 ical Soc. Infra-red spectrum of absolutely black 

 body; sensitive galvanometers for bolometric 

 Avork; absolute value of gravity; high tempera- 

 ture measurements; luminous efficiencies; ra- 

 diating constants of metals; constants of radia- 

 tion. 



Mendenhall, Dr. T(liomas) C(orwin), 329 N. 

 Chestnut St, Ravenna, Ohio. *Physics. Han- 

 overton, Ohio, Oct. 4, 41. Pub. schools; hon. 

 Ph.D, Ohio State; LL.D, Michigan; Sc.D, Rose. 

 Prof, physics, Ohio State, 73-78; Imp. Univ. of 

 Japan, 78-81; Ohio State, 81-84; elec, U. S. 

 Sig. Corps, 84^86; pres. Rose, 86-89; supt. U. 

 S. Coast and Geod. Surv, 89-94; pres. Wor- 

 cester, 94-01 ; emer. prof, physics, Ohio State. 

 Supt. weights and measures and mem, U. S. 

 Lighthouse Board, 89-94; mem. Bering Sea 

 Commission, 91-92; Alaska Bound. Commission, 

 92-95; chairman, Mass. Highway Commission, 

 96-01. Medal, Paris Expos, 00; gold medal. 

 Am. Geog. Soc, 01; Order of the Sacred Treas- 

 ure, II Class, Japan, 11; gold medal, Nat. Educ. 

 Soc, Japan, 11; gold medal, Franklin Inst, 18. 

 Delegate, Int. Elec. Cong, 93. Nat. Acad; A.A. 

 (sec'y, A, 75, gen. sec'y, 76, v. pres, 82, pres, 

 89); Philos. Soc; Am. Acad; Antiq. Soc; hon. 

 fel. Am. Geog. Soc; hon. fel. Franklin Inst; etc. 

 Terrestrial gravity; seismology; atmospheric 

 electricity ; electricity ; the solar spectrum ; new 

 form of pendulum for absolute gravity. 



Mendenhall, W (alter) C(urran), U. S. Geological 

 Survev, Washington, D. C. *Geology. ^larl- 

 boro, Ohio, Feb. 20, 71. B.S, Ohio Nor. Univ, 

 03; Harvard, 96-97; Heidelberg, 99-00. Asst. 

 geologist, TJ. S. Geol. Surv, 94-01, geologist, 01-, 

 in charge ground water investigations, OS-, 

 chief, land classification hoard, 12- A.A; Geol. 

 Soc; Min. and ]\Ietal. Eng; Wash. Soc. Eng; 

 Wash. Acad; Wash. Geol. Soc. (pres, 17). Gen- 

 eral geology; stratigraphy; physiography; geog- 

 raphy and mineral resources of parts of Alaska; 

 geology, physiography and hydrology of south- 

 ern California, Oregon, Utah, Texas and Ha- 

 waii; classificatio7i of public lands. 



Mendenhall, Prof. Walter L(eslie),Bryu :NLawr, Pa. 

 Physiology. Garfield, 111. M.D, Drake, 06. Lec- 

 turer, instr. and later prof, physiol, Drake, 08-13 ; 

 teaching fellow, Harvard Med. Sch, 13-15; asst. 

 prof. Pharmacol, Dartmouth, 15-18, prof, 18-19; 

 physiol. and pharmacol. Southern California, 19- 

 20; asst. prof, pharmacol, Pennsylvania, 20- 

 Lecturer and instr. physiol, Sargent Nor. Sch. 

 Physical Educ, 14-15; "physiologist, U. S. Pub. 

 Health Service, 18. A.A; Physiol. Soc; Soc. 

 Plinrmneol. Pharmacology. 



Mendlola, Prof. N(emesio) B(lanco), Los Banos, 

 Laguna, P. I. Botany. Rizal. P. I, Dec. 19, 90. 

 B.S, Univ. Philippines, 14, M.S, 16; fellow, Cor- 

 nell, 16-18, Ph.D, 18. Principal, intermediate 

 sch, Pasay, P. I, 09-10; instr, Malabon, 10-11; 

 asst. agron, col. of agr, Univ. Philippines, 11- 

 14, asst. instr, 14-16, instr, 18-19. asst. prof, 19- 

 20, assoc. prof, 21- Consulting plant breeder, 

 Bur. Agr, 20- Genetics; agronomy; plant dis- 



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