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Boss, Prof. B(ennett) B(attle), Auburn, Al:i. 

 Chemistry. Tuskcfrcc, Ala, Dec. 25, 64. A.B, 

 Ala. Polytcch, 81, M.S, 86; Gottingon and Ber- 

 lin. Asst. chemist, Ala. State Lab, 84-87; 

 prof, chem, Louisiana, 87-93 ; AJa. Polytech, 

 and state chemist, Ala, 93- Special chem. work 

 for special ajjent in charge of nutrition investi- 

 gations, U. S. Dept. Agr, 05-96. Mem. com- 

 mittee of organization, Int. Cong, of Applied 

 Chem, Berlin, 03. A.A; Chem. Soc; Agr. Chem. 

 (pres, 95) ; Ass. Chim. de Sue. et de Dist. de 

 France; Chem. Gesell. Methods of analysis of 

 sugars ; methods of analysis of fertilizers. 



Eoss, Clyde P(olhemus), 1404 15th St, N. W, 

 Washington, D. C. Geology. New York, N. Y, 

 March 23, 91. B.S, Mass. Inst. Tech, 14, M.S, 

 Mass. Inst. Tech. and Harvard, 15. Geologist, 

 Old Dominion Copper Co, 16-17 ; asst. geologist, 

 v. S. Geol. Surv, 17-19, assoc. geologist, 19- 

 Min. and Metal. Eng; Wash. Geol. Soc. Min- 

 ing; hydrology; geography. 



Ross, Prof. Ellison Lloyd, 1935 Morse Ave, Chi- 

 cago, 111. Pharmacology. Dixon, 111, June 13, 

 81. B.S, Iowa State, 04; Ph.D, Illinois, 12; 

 M.D, Northwestern, 18. Science teacher, high 

 sch, Wymore, Nebr, 04-05 ; North Platte, 05-06 ; 

 Everett, Wash, 07-10; research chemist. 111. 

 State Psychopathic Inst, 12-14; instr. Pharma- 

 col, Northwestern, 14-18, asst. prof, 18- Soc. 

 Biol. Chem; Soc. Pharmacol. Biological chem- 

 istry; eflfect of anesthetics on carbohydrate 

 metabolism. 



Eoss, Dr. Frank E(lmore), Eastman Kodak Co, 

 Rochester, N. Y. * Astronomy. San Francisco, 

 Calif, April 2, 74. B.S, California, 96, fellow, 

 97-98, Lick Observatory, 98-99, Ph.D, 01. 

 Teacher math, and physics, Mt. Tamalpais Mil. 

 Acad, Calif, 96-97; asst. prof, math, Nevada, 

 00; computer for Watson Trustees, 01-02; asst, 

 'Nautical Almanac' Oflfice, 02-03; research asst, 

 Carnegie Institution, 03-05; director. Int. Lati- 

 tude Observatory, 05-15; physicist, Eastman 

 KodaJc Co, 15- Astron. Soc; Optical Soc. The 

 general perturbations of the Watson asteroids ; 

 orbits of satellites, of the moon and of Mars; 

 lunar theory; variation of latitude; the photo- 

 graphic plate; photographic photometry; photo- 

 graphic and astronomical objectives. 



Ross, Prof. H(arold) E(llis), Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. Agriculture. Leadville, Colo, 

 Oct. 23, 81. B.S.A, Cornell, 06, M.S.A, 09. 

 Asst, dept. dairy indust, Cornell, 06-07, instr, 

 07-10, as.st. prof, 10-13, prof, 13- Dairy in- 

 dustry. 



Ross, Prof. L(uther) S(herman), 1308 27th St, 

 Des Moines, Iowa. Biology. Reno, 111, Sept. 

 6, 64. B.S, Illinois, 89, M.S, 9U, fellow, 01-02; 

 Ph.D, Chicago, 19. Prof. nat. science, State 

 Nor. Sch, Winono, Minn, 90-91; principal, pub. 

 sch, Oswego, 111, 91-92; prof, biol, Brake, 92- 

 Mem, Union Pacific geol. exped, Wyo, 99. A.A; 

 Iowa Acad, (sec 'y, 06-13, pres, 18). Crustacea; 

 crayfish nerve cell; bacteria in dust of school 

 rooms; bacterial content of desiccated egg; his- 

 torical development of quarantine regulations in 

 Iowa. 



Ross, P(erley) A(son), Stanford University, 

 Calif. Physics. Panacea, Mo, April 6, 83. 



A.B, Stanford, 08, A.M, 10, Ph.D, 11. Instr. 

 physics, Stanford, 10-16, asst. prof, 16- A.A; 

 assoc. Physical Soc. Refractive index of metals. 

 Ross, Dr. W(imam) H(orace), Bureau of Soils, 

 Washington, D. C. Chemistry. Louisville, N. 

 S, Dec. 27, 75. B.S, Dalhousie, 03, M.S, 04. 

 1851 Science Research scholar, 04-07; Hopkins, 

 04-05; Ph.D, Chicago, 07. Demonstrator chem, 

 Dalhousie, 03-04 ; research asst, Chicago, 05-07 ; 

 asst. chemist, Agr. Exp. Sta, Arizona, 07-12; 

 chemist, hur. soi's, U. S. Dept. Agr, 12- Ab- 

 stractor, 'Chem. Abstracts,' 06- A.A; Chem. 

 Soc; Wash. Acad. Potash extraction and re- 

 covery; preparation of phosphoric acid; analysis 

 of fluorin, and of mixtures of acetylene and 

 ethylene. 



Rossi, August J, P. O. Box 745, Niagara 

 Falls, N. Y. Metallurgy. Paris, France, Oct. 

 22, 39. B.S, A.M, France, 55; C.E, M.E, Ecole 

 Cent, des Arts et Manufactures, Paris, 59. As.st. 

 engineer, Morris and Essex Ry, 62-64; tech. 

 director, blast-furnaces. Fuller Lord and Co, 64- 

 76; chief engineer, N. Y. Ice Machine Co, 77- 

 90; expert metallurgist. Titanium Alloy Mfg. 

 Co, 90- Int. Cong. Chem, Berlin and N. Y. 

 City. A.A; Electrochem. Soc; Chem. Soc; Min. 

 Eng; N. Y. Chemists Club. Electrometallurgy; 

 alloys; thermodynamics; artificial refrigeration. 



Rost, Dr. C(layton) 0(rd), University Farm, St. 

 Paul, Minn. Chemistry. Ord, Nebr, Nov. 24, 

 85. B.S, Nebraska, 11, A.M, 12; Ph.D, Min- 

 nesota, 18. Research asst. agr. chem, Nebr. 

 Exp. Sta, 12-13 ; instr. soils, Minnesota, 13-18, 

 asst. prof, 18-, asst. soils chemist. Exp. Sta. 13 

 18, assoc. soils chemist, 18- A.A; Chem. Soc; 

 Soc. Agron. Soil chemistry; prairie and glacial 

 soils; soil phosphorus. 



Roth, Charles F(erdinand), Grand Central Pal- 

 ace, New York, N. Y. Chemistry. New York, 

 Dec. 24, 86. B.S, Cooper Union, 12. Control 

 chemist, Nat. Brewers Acad, N. Y, 07-10; chem- 

 ist and chief chemist, Standard Oil Co. of N. Y, 

 11-14; chemist and mfg. manager, Hartford 

 Cast Stone Co, 14-15; organizer and manager, 

 Nat. Expos. Chem. Indust, 15- Consulting 

 chemist, Int. Filtration Corp, 15-16; officer in 

 charge, adjustment branch of personnel, C.W.S, 

 18-19; director, Beckman and Linden Eng. Corp. 

 19- Mem. Nichols medal award jury; Perkin 

 medal award committee. Cooper medal, 12. 

 Eighth Int. Cong, of Applied Chem. Chem. Soc. 

 (sec'y-treas, N. Y. sect, 16, 17, mem. toluol com- 

 mittee, 17) ; Electrochem. Soc. (chairman com- 

 mittee in charge of Appalachian tour) ; Min. and 

 Metal. Eng; N. Y. Chcmist.s Club (ed. staff, 

 'The Percolator') ; Soc. da Chim. indust. Chem- 

 ical industries. 



Both, Prof. Fllibert, University of Michigan, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich. Forestry. Wilhelmsdorf, Ger- 

 many, April 20, 58. B.S, Michigan, 90. Ex- 

 pert, U. S. Dept. Agr, 90-98; asst. prof, for- 

 estry, Cornell, 98-01 ; chief, div. forest reserves, 

 Dept. Interior, 01-03 ; prof, forestry, Michigan, 

 OS- Forest warden, Mich, 03-09. A.A; For- 

 estry Ass; Soc. Foresters; Soc. Test. Mat; 

 Wash. Acad. Technical properties of timber; 

 forest conditions of Wisconsin; cypress; timber 

 phy.'-ics; grazing on forest reserves; forest regu- 

 lation and valuation. 



