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19, 56. Princeton, 74-76; A.B, Hopkins, 79, 

 fellow, 80-82, Ph.D, 82. Instr. chem, Mass. 

 Inst. Tech, 82-83; State Nor. Sch. Salem, Mass, 

 83-87; Tufts, 87-88; prof, Wabash, 88-90; 

 manager of lead and zinc mines, Aurora and 

 Alba, Mo, 91-94; chemist, Dupont Manual 

 Training High Sch, Louisville. Ky, 95-01 ; prof, 

 chem. Cent. Univ. of Ky, 01-05; Ky. State, 05- 

 06; chemist, U. S. Geol. Surv, 07-19; chief 

 chemist, Sonthern Pacific Co, 19- A.A; Chem. 

 Soc; Franklin Inst; Chem. Gesell. Thorium 

 compounds; allyl cyanid; aromatic substitution 

 products; ore deposition; rock analysis; enrich- 

 ment of silver and copper ore deposits; geo- 

 chemistry and chemical classification of natural 

 waters; "natural relations of oils to waters. 

 Palmer, Prof. C(laude) I(rwin), 6440 Greenwood 

 Ave, Chicago, 111. Mathematics. Battle Creek, 

 Mich, May 31, 71. A.B, Michigan, 03 ; Chicago. 

 Assoc, prof, math, Armour, 03- A.A; Math. 

 Soc; Math. Ass. Applied mathematics; geom- 

 etry; trigonometry. 

 Palmer, Prof. E(phrami) Laurence, New York 

 State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Botany. McGraw, N. Y, July 8, 88. A.B, Cor- 

 nell, 11, A.M, 13, fellow, 16-17, Ph.D, 17. Asst. 

 bot, Cornell, 10-13; prof, Iowa Teachers' Col, 

 13-19; asst. prof, rural educ, N. Y. State Col. 

 Agr, Cornell, 19- Ed, ' Cornell Rural Sch. Leaf- 

 let,' 19- A.A; Bot. Soc; Ecol. Soc; Iowa Acad. 

 Seeds of pernicious weeds. 

 Palmer, E(rik) S(chioth), Winchester Repeating* 

 Arms Co, New Haven, Conn. Engineering. 

 Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 31, 85. Ph.B, Yale, 06; 

 Columbia, 11-12. Instr. math, Rollins, 08-09; 

 Rutgers, 09-12; prof. math, and chem, Rollins, 

 12-17; haUistic engineer, Winchester Repeating 

 Arms Co, 17- A.A; Physical Soc; Chem. Soc; 

 Math. Soc; Math. Ass; Circolo Mat. di Palermo. 

 Ballistics; patents. 



Palmer, Prof. F(rederic), Jr, Haverford, Pa. 

 Physics. Brookline, Mass, Oct. 17, 78. A.B, 

 Harvard, 00, A.M, 04, Ph.D, 13. Instr. math, 

 Asheville Sch, N. C, 00-01; math, and physics, 

 Worcester Acad, 01-03 ; physics, Haverford, 04- 

 08, assoc. prof, 08-16, prof, 16- Lecturer phys- 

 ics, Harvard, 18-19; mem. Lick Observatory 

 solar eclipse exped. to Spain, 05. A.A; Physical 

 Soc. Ionization by Schumann rays. 



Palmer, Dr. H(arold) K(ing), 528 Federal Build- 

 ing, Los Angeles, Calif. Astronomy, Irrigation 

 engineering. Berkeley, Calif, Jan. 20, 78. B.S, 

 California, 98, fellow. Lick Observatory, 98-02, 

 Ph.D, 03. Asst, D. O. Mills exped. to Southern 

 Hemisphere, 03-05; Lick Observatory, 05-06; 

 solar observatory, Carnegie Institution, 06; with 

 Western Elec. Co, 07; Lucile Oil Co, 08; engi- 

 neer, U. S. Indian Service, 09- Instr. practical 

 astron, California, 03. Spectra of faint nebulae; 

 celestial photography; hydraulics of irrigation. 



Palmer, Howard, Hotel Mohican, New London, 

 Conn. Geography. Norwich, Conn, Nov. 28, 83. 

 A.B, Yale, 05; LL.B, Harvard, 08. Explorer. 

 Exploring and mapping, North. Selkirk Moun- 

 tains, B. C, Can, 08-12, 15; exploring Can. 

 Rockies between Mt. Columbia and Mt. Robson, 

 16, 19, 20. A.A; Explorers' Club; cor. mem. 

 Phila. Geog. Soc; Harvard Travellers Club; fel. 

 Eoyal Geog. Soc. Mountain exploration; motion 



of glaciers; history and topography of the 

 Canadian Cordillera. 

 Palmer, Prof. Leroy S(heldon), 2262 Carter Ave, 

 St. Paul, Minn. Biochemistry. Rushville, 111, 

 March 23, 87. B.S, Missouri, 09, A.M, 11, Ph.D, 

 13. Chemist, dairy div, U. S. Dept. Agr, 09- 

 13; asst. prof, dairy chem, Missouri, 13-19; 

 assoc. prof. agr. hiochem, Minnesota, 19- A.A; 

 Chem. Soc. Agricultural and dairy chemistry; 

 milk; yellow pigments; physical chemistry of 

 churning. 

 Palmer. Dr. Samuel C(opeland), 712 Ogden Ave, 

 Swarthmore, Pa. Zoology. Concord, Pa, April- 

 27, 74. A.B, Swarthmore, 95, A.M, 07; fellow, 

 Harvard, 07-08, 10-11, A.M, 09, Ph.D, 12. 

 Asst, zool. lab, Harvard, 07-09; Radcliffe, 08- 

 09; acting asst, prof. zool. and geol, Swarth- 

 more, 09-10, asst. prof, 10- Lecturer, Wagner 

 Inst, 11. Soe. Zool; Del. Valley Ornith, Club 

 (treas, 12-). Histology of the vertebrate retina. 

 Palmer, Dr. T(heodore) S(herman), 1939 Bilt- 

 more St, Washington, D. C. Zoology. Oak- 

 land, Calif, Jan. 26, 68. A.B, California, 88; 

 M.D, Georgetown, 95. Field agent, U. S. Dept. 

 Agr, 89-90, first asst. ornithologist, 90-96, asst. 

 chief, liol. surv, 96-02, asst. in charge of game 

 preservation, 02-10, asst. chief, 10-14, in charge 

 of game preservation, 14-16, expert game con- 

 servation, 14- A.A; Soc. Nat; fel. Ornith. 

 Union (sec'y. 17-); Bison Soc; Fisheries Soc; 

 Forestry Ass'; Nat. Ass. Audubon Societies (v. 

 pres, 05-); Cooper Ornith. Club; Calif. Acad; 

 N. Y. Zool. Soc; Wash. Acad; Wash. Biol. Soc. 

 (V. pres, 02-08, pres. 09). Nomenclature of 

 mammals and birds; index of genera of mam- 

 mals; game protection; biography of zoologists. 

 Palmer, Prof. W (alter) W(alker), Johns Hopkins 

 Hospital, Baltimore, Md. Medicine. Southfield, 

 Mass, Feb. 27, 82. B.S, Amherst, 05; M.D, 

 Harvard, 10, fellow, 12-13, 14-15; grad, Mass. 

 Gen. Hosp, 11. Instr. physiol. chem. Harvard, 

 12-13; house physician, Mass. Gen. Hosp, IS- 

 IS; asst. med. Rockefeller Inst, and asst. res. 

 physician, Hosp, 15-17; asst. prof, med, med. 

 col, Cornell, 17; assoc. prof. med. and acting 

 director of dept, Columbia, 17-19; assoc. prof, 

 med, EopTcins, 19- Mem. Amherst paleont. 

 exped. to Wyoming, 04; visiting physician and 

 .ncfing director, mod. service, Prosl). Hosp, N. Y. 

 City, 17-19; assoc. visiting physician, Hopkins 

 Hosp, 19- A.A; Am. Physicians; Soc. Biol. 

 Chem; Soc. Exp. Biol; Soc. Clin. Invest, (sec'y, 

 17); Am. Med. Ass. (council pharmacy and 

 chenO ; Harvey Soc; Boston Med. Library. Me- 

 tabolism; acid-base equilibrium; diabetes mel- 

 litus; nephritis. 

 Palmer, W(illia)m, U. S. National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. Ornithology. Penge, Eng- . 

 land, Aug. 1, 56. Pub. schools. Taxidermist 

 and sool. modeler, U. S. Nat. Museum, 74- 

 A.A; fel. Ornith. Union; Wash. Biol. Soc; Lin- 

 nean Fern Chapter. Feather structure; com- 

 parative feather growth and molts; fern varia- 

 tions; Virginia flora and fauna; Miocene fossil 

 mammals. 

 Palmi6 Prof. Anna H(elene), Western Reserve 

 Universitv, Cleveland, Ohio. Mathematics. 

 Brooklvn,' N. Y, Mav 21, 63. Ph.B. Cornell, 

 90, fellow, 90-91; Chicago, 96; Gottingen, 98- 



