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heat of solids; size, shape and distribution of 

 electrons in atoms. 



Compton, Prof. Karl T(aylor), 30 Linden Lane, 

 Princeton, N. J. *Phusics. Wooster, Ohio, Sept. 

 14. 87. Ph.B, Wooster, 08, M.S, 09; fellow, 

 Princeton, 11-13, Ph.D, 12. Instr. physics, 

 Wooster, 07-09, chem, 09-10; teaching fellow, 

 Princeton, 10-11; instr. physics, Eeed, 13-15; 

 asst. prof, Frinceion, 15-19, prof, 19- A.A; 

 Physical Soc; Optical Soc. Wehnelt inter- 

 rupter; photoelectric effect; contact difference 

 of potential and Peltier effect; structure of 

 crystals by X-ray photography; wireless ther- 

 mionic detectors; thermal effects produced by 

 stretching of wires; ionization, fluorescence and 

 dissociation of gases; low voltage arcs; spectral 

 radiation. 



Comstock, Dr. Charles W(ortliington), 76 Grant 

 St, Denver, Colo. Enqineering, Mathematical 

 physics. Maroa, 111, Feb. 10, 70. E.M, C.E, 

 Colo. Sch. of Mines, 90; M.C.E, Cornell, 94, 

 Ph.D, 98. Instr. civil eng, Cornell, 90-92; asst. 

 to Geo. S. Morison, civil engineer, 92-93; instr 

 civil eng, Cornell, 93-97 ; prof, mining eng, Colo. 

 Sch. Mines, 97-02; practising civil and mining 

 engineer, 02-09; state engineer. Colo, 09-33. 

 A.A. (sec'y, D, 01); Civil Eng; Min. Eng; Mcch. 

 Eng; assoe. Elec. Eng; Colo. Sci. Soc. (sec'y, 

 98-00); Int. Ass. Prom. Quaternions; London 

 Inst. Min. and Metal; X. of England Inst. Min. 

 and Mech. Eng. Elasticity of solids, especially 

 in its engineering applications. 



Comstock, Prof. Clarence E(lmer), Bradley Poly- 

 technic Institute, Peoria, 111. Mathematics. 

 Galesburg, 111, May 5, 66. A.B, Knox, 88, A.M, 

 91; Hopkins, 92-93, 94-95; Chicago, 95-96. 

 Instr. math, and English, Blackburn, 88-89; 

 math, Knox, 89-92, 93-94; Princeton-Yale Sch, 

 Chicago, 96-97; Bradley Polytech. Inst, 97-02. 

 prof, 02- A.A; Math. Soc; Math.' Ass; British 

 Math. Ass; Eng. Educ; Cent. Ass. Sci. and 

 Math. Teachers (pres, 06). 



Comstock, Prof. D(aniel) F(rost), lin Brookline 

 Ave, Boston, Mass. *Physics. Newport, E. I, 

 Aug. 14, 83. B.8. Mass. Inst. Tech. 04. Savage 

 fellow, 05-07; Berlin. Ziirich and Basel, Ph.D, 

 Basel, 06; Cambridge, England, 06-07. Asst. 

 physics, Mas.s. Inst. Tech. 04-05, instr. tlieorct. 

 physics, 05-10, asst. prof, 10-15, assoc. prof, 

 15-17; exp. director submarine detection, U.S.N. 

 17-19; V. pres, Kalmus, Com^tocTc and Wescott, 

 In-c, 14- Director, various corporations. A.A; 

 Physical Soc; Chem. Soc; Electrochem. Soc; 

 Optical Soc; Am. Acad; Inst. Social Sci. The- 

 oretical physics; electromagnetic theory; mag- 

 netism; theory of matter; relativity theory; 

 electromngnetic mass and its relation to energy; 

 theory of radiation; magnetic properties of sat- 

 urated iron; theory of light; color motion pic- 

 ture photography; nature of matter and elec- 

 tricity; theory of optics. 

 Comstock, Prof. Elting H(oughtaling), University 

 of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Mathe- 

 matics. Milwaukee, Wis, June 26, 76. B.S, 

 Wisconsin. 97; fellow. Cornell. 97-98; fellow, 

 Chicago. 98-99; hon. fellow, Wisconsin, 99-00; 

 M.S, Minnesota, 07. Instr. math, Blaine High 

 Sch, West Superior, Wis, 00-01 ; principal, high 

 sch, Houghton, Mich. 01-03, supt. schools, OS- 

 OB; instr. math, sch. mines, Minnesota, 0&-07, 



asst. prof, 07-08, prof. m^ch. and math, 08~ 

 A.A; Math. Soc; Eng. Educ. Harmonic curves 

 of three frequencies; Abelian functions; higher 

 geometry. 



Comstock, Prof. F(rank) M(ason), 2085 Cornell 

 Eoad, Cleveland, Ohio. Natural histort/. LeRoy, 

 N. Y, May 20, 55. A.B, C.E, Union, 76, fellow, 

 76-77, A.M, 79, hon. Ph.D, 91. Instr. science, 

 LeEoy Acad. Inst, 78-79, principal, 79-91; 

 prof. nat. hist, and English, Case. 91-02, nat. 

 hist, and descriptive geom, 02-, acting pres, IB- 

 IS. Asst, Adirondack Surv, 76. Forestry Ass; 

 Ohio Acad; Eochester Acad; Can. Forestry Ass. 

 Glacial geology. 



Comstock, Prof. Geo(rge) C(ary), Observatory- 

 Hill, Madison. Wis. *Astronomy. Madison, 

 Feb. 12, 55. Ph.B, Michigan, 77, hon. Sc.D, 07; 

 LL.B, Wisconsin, 83; LL.D, Illinois, 07. Prof. 

 math, and astron, Ohio State, 85-87; astron, 

 Wisconsin, 87-, assoc. director, Washburn Ob- 

 servatory, 87-89, director, 89-, dean, grad. sch, 

 06-12. Recorder and asst, U. S. Lake Surv, 74- 

 77; asst. engineer, Improv. Mississippi River, 

 78-79. Nat. Acad; A.A. (sec'y, A, 89, v. pres, 

 94) ; Astron. Soc. (sec'y, 99-08, v. pres, 08-13) ; 

 Am. Acad. Astronomy of position; double 

 stars; proper motions; refraction; aberration. 



Comstock, Prof. J(olm) H(enry), 123 Roberta 

 Place, Ithaca, N. Y. *Entomology. Janesville, 

 Wis, Feb. 24, 49. B.S, Cornell, 74. Instr. and 

 prof, eniom, Cornell. 74-14, emer. prof, 14- 

 Entomologist, U. S. Dept. Agr, 79-81; non-res. 

 prof, entom, Stanford. A.A; Soc. Nat; hon. fel. 

 Entom. Soc. (pres, 07); Soc. Zool; Philos. Soc; 

 Calif. Acad; hon. fel. Ont. Entom. Soc; Soc. 

 Bolgc d 'Entom ; London Entom. Soc ; Soc. entom. 

 de France. Coccidae ; manual of insects ; classi- 

 fication of Lepidoptera ; skeleton of the head of 

 insects; manual of North American Arachnida; 

 the wings of insects. 



Comstock, Mrs." J. H. (Anna Botsford), Ithaca, 

 N. Y. Entomology, Nature study. Otto, N. Y, 

 Sept. 1, 54. B.S, Cornell, 85. Asst. to Prof. J. 

 H. Comstock in his work on scale insects; asst. 

 prof, exten. dept, Cornell, 99 ; lecturer, Stanford, 

 99-00; prof, nature stiidy, Cornell. Bronze 

 medal, Pan-Am. Expos, 01. Soc. Am. Wood 

 Engravers. Entomological illustration and en- 

 graving; nature-study. 



Comstock, William James, 43 Trumbull St, New- 

 Haven. Conn. Chemistry. Toledo, Ohio, June 15, 

 60. Ph.B, Yale, 79; fellow, Hopkins, 81-82; 

 Munich. 82-87. Instr. org. chem, Sheffield Sci. 

 Sell, Yale, 88- Organic chemistry. 



Conant, Prof. J(ames)B(ryant), Cambridge, Mass. 

 Chemistry. Boston, Mass, March 26, 93. A.B, 

 Harvard, 13, Ph.D, 16. Instr. chem, Harvard, 

 16-17, asst. prof, 19- Major, research div, 

 C.W.S, 17-18. Chem. Soc. Organic chemistry; 

 addition reactions of unsaturated compounds. 



Conard, Dr. Henry S(hoemaker), Grinnell, Iowa. 

 Botany. Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 12, 74. B.S, 

 ITaverford. 94, A.M, 95; Harrison fellow, Penn- 

 sylvania. 99-01, Ph.D. 01, senior fellow, 01-03; 

 Johnston scholar, Hopkins, 05-06. Teacher 

 science. Westtown Boarding Sch, 95-99; instr. 

 hot, Pennsylvania, 03-05; prof, Grinnell, 06- 

 Lecturer, Iowa State, summer, 13 ; Harvard, 16. 

 A.A; Bot. Soc; Phytopath. Soc; Iowa Acad. 



