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Stanford, 09- Sec'y and mem. board of di- 

 rectors. Cooper Med. Col. A.A; Surg. Ass. (v. 

 pres, 05); Soc. Clin. Surg; San Francisco Co. 

 Med. Soc. (pres, 05). 



Eixford, G(ulian) P(ickering), 1813 Pierce St, 

 San Francisco, Calif. EnrticuJture. East High- 

 gate, Vt, Sept. 21, 38. C.E, McGill, 64. Jour- 

 nalist, San Francisco 'Evening Bui,' 68-89; 

 with office crop physiol. and breeding investiga- 

 tions, U. S. Dept. Agr. Lecturer hort, Cali- 

 fornia. A.A; Calif. Acad, (sec'y,. 95-01), 

 Plant breeding; fig culture. 



Eoback, Prof. A(braham) A(ron), 17 Wentworth 

 St, Dorchester, Mass. Psychology. Goniondz, 

 Eussia, June 19, 90. B.A, McGill, 12; A.M, 

 Harvard, 13, traveling fellow, at Princeton, 16; 

 Ph.D, Harvard, 17. Instr. psychol, Pittsburgh, 

 17; prof, psychol. and English, Northeastern, 

 18- ; lecturer psychol, Simmons, 19- ; instr, Har- 

 vard, 20- Prince of Wales gold medal, McGill, 

 12. Psychol. Ass; Philos. Ass. Experimental 

 and applied psychology; interference of will- 

 impulses; the graphic mechanism; group tests. 



Eobb, Dr. W(illia)m Lispenard, Eensselaer Poly- 

 technic Institute. Troy, N. Y. *Physics, Elec- 

 trical engineering. Saratoga, N. Y, 61. A.B, 

 Columbia, 80, fellow, 80-83, Barnard fellow, 

 93-96; Ph.D, Berlin, 83; LL.D, Trinity (Conn), 

 02. Asst. math, Columbia, 84-85; 2"'o/. physics, 

 Trinity (Conn), 85-02; physics and elec. eng, 

 Eensselaer, 02- Consulting elec. engineer for 

 several corporations. Physical Soc; Elec. Eng. 



Robbins, Dr. Rainard B(enton), 1113 Ferdon 

 Road, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mathematics. Clin- 

 ton Co, Ind, April 21, 86. A.B, Indiana, 09, 

 A.M, 10; Ph.D. Harvard. 14. Instr. math. Har- 

 vard, 12-14; Sheffield Sci. Sch, Yale, 14-17; 

 Michigan, 17- Math. Soc; Math. Ass; Statist. 

 Ass; Casualty, Actuarial and Statist. Soc. Sta- 

 tistics; actuarial science; applications of 

 mathematics to biology. 



Robbins, Dr. Wilfred William, Great Western 

 Sugar Co, Longmont, Colo. Botany. Mendon, 

 Ohio, May 11, 84. A.B, Colorado, 07, A.M, 09; 

 Ph.D, Chicago, 17. Instr. biol, Colorado, 08- 

 11; bot. and forestry, Colo. Agr. Col, 11-13, 

 asst. prof, 13-14, prof, bot, and botanist, Exp. 

 Sta, 14-19; plant physiologist and pathologist, 

 Great West. Sugar Co, 19- A.A; Bot. Soc; 

 Seed Anal. Ecology; plant physiology. 



Robbins, Dr. William J(acob), University of 

 'Missouri, Columbi;i, "Mo. Plant physioloqy. 

 North Platte, Nebr, Feb. 22, 90. A.B," Lehigh, 

 10; Ph.D, Cornell, 15. Instr. biol, Lehigh, 10- 

 11 ; jplant physiol, N. Y. State Col. Agr, Cornell, 

 12-16; prof, bot, Ala. Polytech, and plant 

 physiol, Exp. Sta, 16-17; soil biochemist, bur. 

 plant indust, U. S. Dept. Agr, 19 ; prof, hot, 

 Missouri, 19- Second lieut, Sanit. C, 18. A.A; 

 Bot. Soc; Chem. Soc. Plant nutrition; enzyme 

 .secretion by fungi. 



Robbins, William K(eltner), Amoskeag IManufac- 

 turing Co, Manchester, N. H. Chemical engi- 

 neering. Redfield, Iowa. B.S, Iowa State, 78, 

 M.S, 80. Asst. instr. quant, and org. chem, 

 Mass. Inst. Tech, 79-82; chemist, Amosl'cag 

 Mills, 82-02, supt. coloring, 03- Clerk, Board 

 of Health, Manchester, N, H, 94-19; estab- 

 lished bacter. and milk inspection laboratories. 



A.A; Chem. Soc; N. H. Acad. Textile coloring 

 and manufacturing ; causes of uneven dyeing 

 of all-wool worsted piece goods. 



Roberts, Dr. E(dith) A(delaide), Vassar College, 

 Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Botany. Dover, N. H, 

 81. A.B, Smith, 05; M.S, Chicago, 11. Ph.D, 

 15. Instr. and later assoc. prof, bot, Mt. Hol- 

 yoke, 15-17; exten. worker with women, U. S. 

 Dept. Agr, 17-19; assoc. prof, lot, Vassar, 19- 

 A.A; Bot. Soc. Plant physiologj' and ecology. 



Roberts, Prof. E(dwin) J(ay), 16 Fenton Ave, 

 Laconia, N. 11. Chemi.stry. Gilford. N. H, 

 Feb. 2, 85. B.S, N. H. Col," 06; Ph.D, Yale, 11. 

 Asst. chem, Yale, 08-10; instr, Colby, 11-14; 

 asst. prof, anal. chem. BrooTclyn Polytech, 14- 

 A.A; Chem. Soc. Rare earth metals. 



Roberts, Dr. Elmer, 508 W. Iowa St. Urbana, 

 111. Zoology. Burnside. Ky, June 29, 86. 

 B.S, Illinois, 13, Ph.D, 17. Asst. genetics, Illi- 

 nois, 13-14, instr, 14-18, assoc, 18-20, asst. 

 prof, 20- A.A; Soc. Zool. Genetics; agricul- 

 ture; twinning; selection; butter-fat and milk 

 production. 



Roberts, Prof. Geo(rge), University of Kentucky, 

 Lexington, Kv. Agronomy. Burnside, Kv, 

 June 16, 73. " B.Pd, Kentucky, 99, M.S, 01. 

 Asst. chemist, Ky. Exp. Sta, 01-03 ; Calif. Exp. 

 Sta, 03-06; Ky'. Exp. Sta, 06-09, agronomist, 

 09-, prof, agron, Kentucky, 09-, asst. dean, col. 

 agr, 19- Soc. Agron. (treas, 13-17). Soil fer- 

 tility. 



Roberts, Prof. H(erbert) F(uller), University of 

 Manitoba. Winnipeg, Man, Can. Botany. Man- 

 hattan, Dee. 2. 70. A.B, Kansas, 91; LL.B, 

 Northwestern, 93; M.S, Kansas State, 98; Chi- 

 cago, 98-99. Instr. bot, Washington (St. Louis), 

 99-01; prof, Kansas State. 01-19, in charge 

 exp. plant breeding, Exp. Sta. 10-19; asst. prof. 

 bot, Manitoba, 20- Soc. Nat. Breeding of 

 cereals, alfalfa and small fruits. 



Roberts, H(oward) S(hreve), 2d. Genphysirr.l 

 Laboratory, Washington, D. C. Physical chem- 

 istry. Philadelphia, Pa, Dee. 12, 90. E.E, 

 Pennsylvania, 12; Drexel Inst, 13. Chemist, 

 Wirt Co, 14-17; asst. physicist, geophys. lab. 

 Carnegie Institution, 17- Manufacturer optical 

 glass," W.I.B, 18. Chem. Soc; Wash. Philos. 

 Soc. Oxid of iron and copper; optical glass. . 



Roberts, Prof. I(saac) P(hillips), Palo Alto. Calif. 

 Agriculture. East Varick. N. Y, July 24, 33. 

 M.Agr, Iowa State, 75. Prof. agr. and dean, 

 faculty agr, Cornell, 73-94, director, Exp. Sta, 

 88-03, col. agr, 94-03, emer. prof, and lecturer 

 agr, OS- Soc. Prom. Agr. Sci; Ass. Agr. Col; 

 N. Y. State Agr. Soc. (pres) ; N. Y. State 

 Dairymen's Ass. (pres). Conservation of mois- 

 ture in the soil; tillage; clover crops; preserva- 

 tion of manures; effect of tillage on potatoes; 

 Melilotus an a green manure crop; effect on 

 production by continuous growth of intertilled 

 crops. 



Roberts, Dr. John B(ingham), 313 S. 17th St, 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Anatomy, Surgeri). Phila- 

 delphia, Feb. 29, 52. A.B, Pennsylvania, 71, 

 A.M, 74, M.D, 88; Jefferson Med. Col, 74. 

 Prof, surg, Phila. Polyclinic, 82-18; Pennsyl- 

 vania, 18- Surgeon. Methodist Epis. Hosp, 01- 

 13; lecturer anat, Pennsylvania, 88-91; prof. 



