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Nyswander, Prof. R(euben) E(dson), 2151 S. 

 Josephine St, Denver, Colo. Physics. Antwerp, 

 Ohio, Jan. 4, 78. A.B, Indiana, 01, A.M, 04; 

 fellow, Cornell, 06-07, Ph.D, 08. Asst. physics, 

 Indiana, 99-02; magnetic observer, U. S. Coast 

 and Geod. Surv, 03-06; instr, Indiana, 08-09; 

 prof, Denver, 09-, director, sch. elec. eng, 19- 

 A.A; Physical Soc; Eng. Educ. The absorption 

 and reflection of calcite and aragonite for infra- 

 red rays as dependent upon the plane of polari- 

 zation; energy in the spectrum of the tungsten 

 filament. 



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Oakes, Dr. E(arle) T(homas), 715 W. 172d St, 

 New York, N. Y. Chemistry. Marlette, Mich, 

 Aug. 3, 90. A.B, 15, A.M, 16; Ph.D, Columbia, 

 19. Chemist, Royal Italian Aeronautical Com- 

 mission, 16-17; asst. chief chemist, Bur. Aircraft 

 Production, 17-19 ; research director, Nat. Bis- 

 cuit Co, 19- Physical chemistry. 



Obear, Dr. G(eorge) B (arrows), University of the 

 Philippines, Manila, P. I. Physics. Lynn, Mass, 

 July 27, 79. B.S, Mass. Inst. Tech, 03; M.S, 

 Brown, 05, Ph.D, 11. Instr. math, and elec. 

 eng, Lowell Textile Sch. 03-04; asst. instr. 

 math, Brown, 05-07; physics, Colby, 11-16; 

 Case, 16-18; capt. and head, dept. physics and 

 eng, Med. Research Lab, Air Service, 18-20; 

 chief, dept. physics, Univ. Philippines, 20- 

 A.A; Physical Soc. Standard cells; nucleation 

 and ionization; hygrometry of gelatinous media; 

 electric conditions in animal tissue; oxygen and 

 aviation; dermography. 



Oberholser, Harry C(hurch), 2805 ISth St, N. W, 

 "Washington, D. C. Ornithology. Brooklyn, N. 

 Y, June 25, 70. Private schools. Asst. Orni- 

 thologist, biol. surv, U. S. Dept. Agr, 95- A.A; 

 fel. Ornith. Union; Ecol. Soc; Wash. Biol. Soc; 

 cor. mem. N. Y. Linnean Soc; Cooper Ornith. 

 Club ; Wilson Ornith. Club ; Foreign Bird Club ; 

 British Ornith. Union; Australasian Ornith. 

 Union; S. African Ornith. Union; Bombay Soc. 

 Nat. Hist. General systematic ornithology; ge- 

 ographical distribution; troglodytes; Otocoris; 

 Bleda and its allies; birds of South America, 

 Africa and Asia; great horned owls; the birds 

 of Texas. 



Ocaranza, Dr. F(eman)do, 2a San Juan de 

 Letran, Number 19, Mexico City, Mexico. Phys- 

 iology. Mexico City, May 30, 76. A.B, Inst. 

 Cie. y Lit. de Mex, 95; M.D, Mexico, 00. Prof. 

 physiol, Mexico, 15-17; Mil. Med. Sch, 17-18; 

 'biol, Mexico, 18- Conferencist, exten. univ, 17; 

 chief comp. physiol, Inst, de Biol. Ass. Study 

 Int. Secretions; Soc. Sanit. y Moral Profilaxia; 

 Acad. N. de Med; Soc. de Med. Interna; Soc. 

 Astron. de Mex. Physiological constants of 

 guinea pigs; hematology of man, rabbits and 

 guinea pigs; hormones of the guinea pig; thy- 

 roids, parathyroids and thymus. 



Ochsner, Dr. Albert John, 2106 Sedgwick St, Chi- 

 cago, 111. Surgery. Baraboo, Wis, April 3, 58. 

 B.S, Wisconsin, 84, LL.D, 09; M.D, Rush Med. 

 Col, 86; F.R.M.S, King's Col, London, 87. 

 Instr. nor. path, histol. Rush Med. Col, 84-91, 

 chief asst, dept. clin. surg, 88-95; surgeon in 

 chief Augustana Hosp, 91-; St. Mary's Hosp, 

 97-; prof. clin. surg, med. dept, Illinois, 00- 

 Ed, 'Year Book Surg,' 18- Gold medal. La. 

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Purchase Expos, 04. Surg. Ass; Am. Med. Asa; 

 Chicago Surg. Soc. (pres, 07). Appendicitis; 

 organization, construction and management of 

 hospitals; surgery of the thyroid gland; clinical 

 surgery; surgical diagnosis and treatment. 



Ockerson, Dr. J(ohn) A(ugustus), 1307 Inter- 

 national Life Building, St. Louis, Mo. Engi- 

 neering. Sweden, March 4, 48. A.B, Illinois, 

 73, C.E, 76, hon. Eng.D, 03. Asst. engineer, 

 A. T. and S. F. Ry, 72; asst, Surv. of Great 

 Lakes, 73-79; U. S. asst. engineer, jetties at 

 mouth of Miss. River, 76; physical investiga- 

 tions, Miss. River, 80-98; TJ. S. commissioner, 

 Improvements of Miss. Biver, 98- Mem. int. 

 jury of awards, Paris Expos, 00; chief, dept. 

 liberal arts. La. Purchase Expos, 04. Officier 

 de 1 'Instruction Pub, 00; Knight of Crown of 

 Italy, 04; Knight of Order of Vasa, Sweden, 

 04, Commander, 05; Knight of the Crown of 

 Germany, 05 ; Officer of the Order of the Dragon, 

 China, 05; Merite agricole, France, 07. Dele- 

 gate, Int. Cong. Navigation, Paris, 00; Milan, 

 05; St. Petersburg, 08; Philadelphia, 12. Civil 

 Eng, (pres, 12) ; St. Louis Eng. Club (pres) ; 

 Int. Maritime Ass. Value of stadia in topo- 

 graphic surveys; refined geodetic surveys; hy- 

 drographic surveys, including velocity and vol- 

 ume determinations; erosion of river banka; 

 changes in beds of sedimentary streams; flood 

 control; revetment of river banks; efficiency of 

 hydraulic dredges ; volume of river traffic. 



O'Connell, Dr. Marjorie, American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York, N. Y. Paleontol- 

 ogy. Newark, N. .1, Aug. 15, 90. A.B, Colum- 

 bia, 11, A.M, 12, Ph.D, 16. Lecturer geol, 

 Adelphi, 13-14; curator paleont, Columbia, 14- 

 16; Sarah Berliner fellow, 17-18; expert asst. 

 paleont. Am. Museum Nat. Hist, 18-19, research 

 asst, SO- Asst. geol, Columbia, summers, 12, 13, 

 instr, 14. Walker first prize, Boston Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, 14. A.A; fel. Paleont. Soc; fel. Am. Geog. 

 Soc; Geol. Soc; N. Y. Acad. Invertebrate 

 paleontology and stratigraphy; ancient habitats; 

 Jurassic of Cuba. 



O'Connor, John (Joseph), Jr, 800 Cathedral 

 Place, Richmond, Va. Chemistry. Pittsburgh, 

 Pa, March 3, 87. A.B, Pittsburgh, 10, A.M, 13. 

 Director boys' activities, Kaufmann Settlement, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa, 10-11; asst. econ surv, Pitta- 

 burgh, 11-12; economist smoke investigation, 

 Mellon Inst, 12-13, chief fellow smoke investi- 

 gation, 13-14, asst. director, 14-19; civilian asst, 

 quartermaster general's office, 19- Cheni. Soc. 



Odell, Dr. Allan F(ulson), Jackson Laboratory, 

 E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co, Wilmington, 

 Del. Chemistry. Columbia, Tenn, ISLav 2, 86. 

 B.S, Vanderbilt, 06, M.S, 07, Ph.D, 09. 'Demon- 



^ strator chem, Tennessee, 06-07; Toronto, 07-08; 

 Tennessee, 08-09; asst. prof, Louisiana, 09-13; 

 research chemist, Chas. Pfizer and Co, 13-17; 

 E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co, 17- A.A; 

 Chem. Soe. Organic chemistry; cypress wood; 

 terpenes in cypress oil; tartaric, racemic, meso- 

 tartaric and saccharic acids; aromatics; dye in- 

 termediates; sulphur colors. 



O'Donoghue, Prof. cnia(rle)s H(enry), University 

 of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Can. Zoology. Bed- 

 fordshire, England, Sept. 23, So. B.Sc. London, 

 08, D.Sc, 12, Britisli mem. fellow, 12, fellow, 



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