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Porter, Prof. M(ilton) B(rockett), University of 

 Texas, Austin, Tex. * Mathematics. Sherman, 

 Tex. Nov. 22, 69. B.S, Texas. 92; A.M. Har- 

 vard, 95, Ph.D, 97. Instr. math, Texas, 97-99; 

 YaJe, 99-02, asst. prof, 02-04; prof, Texas, 04- 

 Math. Soc; Math. Ass. Differential equations; 

 function theory. 



Porter, Prof. E(oyal) A(rthur), Syracuse TTniver- 

 sity, Syracuse, N. Y. Physics. Adair, 111, Feb. 

 8, '77. B.S, Northwestern, 01, M.S, 02; Ph.D, 

 Gottingen, 12. Instr. physics, Syracuse, 03-05, 

 asst. prof, 05-06, assoc. prof, 06-12, prof, 12- 

 A.A; Physical Soc; Ilium. Eng. Soc; Astron. 

 Soc ; Badio Eng. Effect of atmosphere on arc 

 spectra; vacuum tube rectifiers. 



Porter, Prof. Thomas L(aiising), Washington and 

 Jefferson College, Washington, Pa. Physics. 

 Evanston, 111, Julv 17, 83. B.S, Northwestern, 

 07; fellow, Clark, 07-11, A.M, 08, Ph.D, 10. 

 A.s,st. physics, Northwestern, 06-07 ; instr, Clark, 

 08-09; Colo. Col, 11-12; Cincinnati, 12-18, prof. 

 Washington and Jefferson, 18- Research asst. 

 to Prof. Webster, Clark, 07-08, 09-11. A.A; 

 Physical Soc; Ass. Prof. Damping of vibra- 

 tions and elastic hysteresis in metal bars. 



Porter, Prof. W(illiam) T(ownsend), Harvard 

 Medical School, Boston, Mass. *Physiology. 

 Plymouth, Ohio. Sept. 24, 62. M.D, St. Louis 

 Med. Col, 85; Kiel, Berlin and Breslau, 87-93 

 LL.D, Maryland, 07; Sc.D, Washington (St 

 Louis), 15. Acting supt, St. Louis City Hosp 

 86-87; asst. prof, physiol, St. Louis Med. Col 

 87-88, prof, 88-93; asst. prof. Harvard Med 

 Sch, 93-98, assoc. prof, 98-06, prof, camp 

 physiol, 06- Physiology of growth; the circula 

 tion; the spinal cord; respiration; muscle; phys 

 iological apparatus. 



Posey, Prof. C(hesley) J(ustin), University of 

 Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. Geography. Troy, 

 III, Jan. 26, 73. Illinois, 09; fellow. Chi- 

 cago, 04-05, 11-12, M.S, 05. Principal school, 

 Minier, 111, 95-97; supt. schools, Leroy, 111, 00- 

 01; instr. high sch, LaPorte, Ind, 01-03; Univ. 

 High Sch, Cliicago. 03-04; head of dept. State 

 Nor. Sch, Mankato, Minn, 05-11 ; instr. geol, 

 Wisconsin, 12-13 ; asst. prof, geog, Minnesota, 

 13-20; assoc. prof, Kansas, SO- A.A; fel. Am. 

 Geog. Soc. Regional geography. 



Posey, Dr. W(illia)m Campbell, 2049 Chestnut St, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Medicine. Philadelphia, 

 July 5, 66. A.B, Pennsylvania, 86, M.D, 89; 

 Berlin, Gottingen, Paris and London, 90-92. 

 Surgeon, Wills Eye Hosp, 00-18; prof, ophthal, 

 Phila. Polyclinic, 02-18; cnnsuHing surgeon, 18- 

 Ophthal. surgeon, Howard Ho.sp; chairman. Pa. 

 Commission on Conservation of Vision ; ed, Am. 

 edition, * Nettleship 's Ophthalmology'; co-editor, 

 'A System of Diseases of the Eye'; 'The Eye 

 and Nervous System.' Am. Med. Ass. (chair- 

 man, ophthal. sect, 09); Ophthal. Soc; Phila. 

 Col. Physicians. Ophthalmology; hygiene of 

 the eye. 



Posnjak, Dr. E(ugene) W(aldemar), Geophysical 

 Laboratory, Washington, D.C. Physical chem- 

 istry. Moscow, Russia, June 23, 88. Ph.D, 

 Leipzig, 12. Research assoc. physical chem, 

 Mass. Inst. Tech, 12; chen\ist, geophys. lab, 

 Carnegie Institution, IS- A.A; Chem. Soc; 



Wash. Acad. Imbibition pressure; sulphids of 

 copper; hvdrated ferric oxids; the svstem 

 Fo^Oa-SO.H.O. 

 Post, Charles A(lfred), Bayport, L. J, N. Y. 

 Astronomy . New York, N. Y, Jan. 6, 44. LL.B, 

 Columbia, 63, hon. A.M, 00. A.A; Astron. Soc; 

 Pacific Astron. Soc; fel. N. Y. Acad; fel. Royal 

 Astron. Soc. Astronomical photography; me- 

 teor radiants. 



Poteat, Dr. William Louis, Wake Forest, N. C. 

 Biology. Caswell Co, N. C, Oct. 20, 56. A.B, 

 Wake Forest, 77, A.M, 89; Berlin, 88; Woods 

 Hole, 93; LL.D, Baylor, 05; North Carolina, 

 06. Tutor classics, WaTce Forest, 78-80, asst. 

 prof. nat. science, 80-83, prof, hiol, 83-, pres, 

 05- Pres, N. C. Teachers ' Assembly, 97 ; mem. 

 State Board Examiners, 97, 98; Gay lecturer, 

 Theol. Sem, Louisville, Ky, 00; Brooks lecturer, 

 Hamilton Theol. Sem, Colgate, 05; Holland 

 Foundation lecturer. Southwestern (Tex.) Theol. 

 Sem, 15. Fel. N. C. Acad, (pres, 02). 



Potsdamer, Louis S(amter), 1818 N. Broad St, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Chemistry. Philadelphia, 

 Oct. 16, 91. B.S, Pennsylvania, 13, Ch.E, 18. 

 With Toch Brothers, 13-18; Chem. Pigments 

 Corp, 19- With C.W.S, U.S.A, 18-19. Chem. 

 Soc. Barium; sodifim prussiate; tung oil. 



Pottenger, Dr. Francis M(arion), Monrovia, Calif. 

 Medicine. Sater, Ohio, Sept. 27, 69. Ph.B, 

 Otterbein, 92, A.M, 07, LL.D, 09; Ohio Med. 

 Col, 92-93; M.D, Cincinnati Col. Med, 94; Eu- 

 rope, 94-05, 07. 09. Pres. and med. director, 

 Pottenger Sanatorium, Monrovia, Calif, OS-; 

 lecturer tuberculosis and climat, med. dept, 

 Southern California, 0405, prof. clin. med, 05- 

 09, diseases of the chest, 14-20. A.A; Am. Med. 

 Ass; Therapeut. Soc. (pres, 14); Am. Aoad. 

 Med; Ass. Tuber; Pub. Health Ass; Climat. 

 Ass; Soc. Immunol; S. Calif. Anti-Tuber. League 

 (pres, 03-06). Diseases of the lungs and throat; 

 tuberculosis; reflex spasm and degeneration of 

 the muscles and soft tissues following inflam- 

 mation in the lung. 



Potter, Alden A(rchibald), Bureau of Census, 

 Washington, D. C. Crop statistics. Minneapolis, 

 Minn, Oct. 12, 84. B.Agr, Minnesota, 09. Asst. 

 cereal pathologist, bur. plant indust, U. S. Dept. 

 Agr. 09-20; special agent, div. agr, bur. Census. 

 U. S. Dept. Commerce, 20- A.A. Pathology of 

 cereals. 



Potter, Dr. F(rederick) C(lyde), State Hospital, 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. Psychiatry. Wyoming Co, 

 Pa, July 10, 82. M.D, Medico-Chirurg. Col, 

 Phila, 09. Asst. physician, Norristown State 

 Hosp, 10-13; pathologist. Cent. Ind. Hosp. In- 

 sane, 13-18; asst, dept. nervous and mental dis- 

 eases, Indiana, 13-16, assoc, 16-18; with U.S.A. 

 18-19; pathologist, State Hosp, Kalamazoo, 

 Mich, 19- A.A; Medico-Psychol. Ass; Am. 

 Med. Ass; Soc. Bact; Phila. Path. Soc. Spinal 

 fluid in mental diseases. 



Potter. Prof. Geo(rge) F(rederick), Durham, 



N. II. Horticulture. Madison, Aug. 7, 91. 

 B.S.A, Wisconsin, 13, M.S.A, 16; Cornell. Instr. 

 hort, Wisconsin, 13-18, asst. prof. Wisconsin. 

 18-20; prof, N. H. Col, SO- A.A; Bot. Soc; Soc. 

 Hort. Sci. Inheritance in beans; fumigating 

 plants with HCN gaa; winter root injury to 

 fruit trees. 



