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Smith, Prof. Edgar F(alis), University of Penn- 

 sylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. ^Chemistry. York, 

 Pa, May 23, 54. B.S, Pennsylvania Col, 74, 

 LL.D, 06; Ph.D, Gottingen, 76; hon. Sc.D, Penn- 

 sylvania, 99, LL.D, 06; Dublin, 14; Yale, 14; 

 Wisconsin, 04; Franklin and Marshall, 10; 

 Rutgers, 11; Pittsburgh, 12; North Carolina, 

 12; Princeton, 13; Wittenberg, 14; Brown, 14; 

 Allegheny, 15; Queen's (Can), 19; L.H.D, 

 Muhlenberg, 11; Chem.D, Pittsburgh, 15 ; Litt.D, 

 Swarthmore, 19; M.D, Pennsylvania, 20. Instr. 

 chem, Pennsylvania, 76-81; prof, Muhlenberg, 

 81-83; Wittenberg, 83-88; Pennsylvania, 88-20, 

 vice-provost, 99-11, provost, 11-20, pres, Wistar 

 Inst, 11-20. Mem. jurj' of awards, Columbian 

 Expos, 93; U. S. Assay' Commission, 95, 01-05; 

 adviser chem, Carnegie Institution, 02;. trustee, 

 Carnegie Foundation, 14-20. Elliott Cresson 

 medal, Franklin Inst, 14. Nat. Acad; A. A. (v. 

 pres, 98) ; Chem. Soe. (pres, 98) ; Philos. Soc. 

 (pres, 02-07); Chem. Gesell. Electrochemistry; 

 separations of the rare earths; atomic weights; 

 new series of complex inorganic acids; history 

 of chemistry. 



Smith, E(dward) Eggleston, 47 Parliament St, 

 London, England. Geology. Sioux City, Iowa, 

 Aug. 12, 83. Chicago, 02-06. Field asst, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 06, topographic aid, 06-07, junior 

 geologist, 07-09, asst. geologist, 09-10; geologist 

 oil exploration in Venezuela, Gen. Asphalt Co,10- 

 11; oil exploration in Morocco, S. Pearson and 

 Son, 12-13, Algeria, 13-15, geologist and Al- 

 gerian manager, 15-18; Ste d'Etudes, de Be- 

 cherches et d' Exploitation des Petroles en Al- 

 gerie, 19- A.A. Stratigraphic and economic 

 geology. 



Smith, Prof. Edwin R(aymond), State College, 

 Pa. Mathematics. Danville, 111, Jan. 13, 79. 

 A.B, Illinois, 05; A.M, Wisconsin, 08; Ph.D, 

 Munich, 11. Instr. math, Wisconsin, 05-09; 

 asst. prof. Pa. State, 11-14, assoc. prof, and di- 

 rector, summer session, 14-20, prof, SO- Math. 

 Soc. Series; difference equations; statistics. 



Smith, E(li) Victor, University of Washington, 

 Seattle, Wash. Physiology. Brussels, Ont, May 

 24, 67. Ph.B, 111. Wesleyan, 07; A.M, Wash- 

 ington (Seattle), 09; Ph.D, Northwestern, 11. 

 Teaching fellow. Northwestern, 09-11; asst. 

 prof, zool, Washington (Seattle), 11- A.A; 

 Ecol. Soc. Sensory ganglia of birds; hybridiza- 

 tion among salmon; pisciculture. 



Smith, E(lias) A(nton) Cappellen, Guggenheim 

 Brothers, 120 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 

 Metallurgy. Txondhjem, Norway, Nov. 6, 73. 

 Grad, Polytech. Col, Trondhjem, 93. Asst. chem- 

 ist. Armour and Co, 93-95 ; Chicago Copper Ref . 

 Co, 95-96; Anaconda Copper Eef. Co, 96-01; 

 metal, engineer, Baltimore Copper Ref. Co, 01- 

 10; Guggenheim Bros, 10-; v. pres, Chile Explor. 

 Co; Braden Copper Co. Gold medal, Min. and 

 Metal. Soc, 20. Min. Eng; Min. and Metal. Soc; 

 Electrochem. Soc; London Soc. Chem. Indust. 

 Metallurgy of copper. 



Smith, Prof. Elizabeth A(nita), University of 

 Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Zoology. Lancaster, 

 Ky, Nov. 6, 89. A.B, Cincinnati, 10; A.M, Wis- 

 consin, 12, Ph.D, 15. Asst. bot, Cincinnati, 09- 

 10; teacher, pub. schools, 10-11; asst. ^ool, Wis- 



consin, 11-14, instr, 14-19, asst. prof, 19- 

 A.A ; Soc. Zool. Cytology, eml>ryology. 



Smith, Miss Elizabeth H(ight),' University of 

 California, Berkeley, Calif. Plant pathology. 

 Brooklme, Mass, Jan. 12, 77. A.B, Smith, 00; 

 M.S, Mass. Col, 05. Asst. bot, Mt. Ilolyoke, 01 

 science and math, high sch, Torrington, Conn', 

 02-03; Spencer, Mass, 04; asst. plant path, 

 California, 05-10, instr, 10-15, asst. prof, 15-, 

 asst. plaiit pathologist, Exp. Sta, 05- Phyto- 

 path. Soc. Diagnosis of plant diseases. 



Smith, Elliott, Cincinnati Observatory, Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. Astronomy. Blue Earth Co, Minn. 

 75. A.B, IMinnesota, 03; fellow. Lick Observa- 

 tory, California, 05-06; Ph.D, Cincinnati, 10. 

 Asst. astron, Minnesota, 02-03; Lick Observa- 

 tory, California, 03-05; asst, Cincinnati Ob- 

 servatory, 07-11, astronomer, 11- A.A; A.stron. 

 Soc; Pacific Astron. Soc. Micrometric, photo- 

 graphic and meridian circle observations of posi- 

 tion; meridian circle observation of position of 

 all stars of known proper motion. 



Smith, Prof. E(rastus) G(ilbert), 649 Harrison 

 Ave, Beloit, Wis. Chemistry. South Hadlev 

 Mass, April 30, 55. A.B, Amherst, 77, A.M^ 

 81; Ph.D, GQttingen, 83. Instr. chem, Willis- 

 ton Sem, Easthampton, Mass, 78-81; prof, 

 Beloit, 81- A.A; Chem. Soc; Wis. Acad, (v' 

 pres, 01, 19); Chem. Gesell. Minerals; waters; 

 water supply; bacteriologv'. 



Smith, Dr. E(mest) E(llsworth), 50 E. 41st St, 

 New York, N. Y. Physiology, Chemistry. New 

 Haven, Conn, Dec. 20, 67. Ph.B, Yale, 88, Ph.D 

 91; M.D, Bellevue, 98. Asst. physiol. chem! 

 Yale, 88-91; chief chemist, private research 

 laboratories of Dr. Herter, New York, 91-95; 

 specialist, 98-; prof, physiol. and org. and biol. 

 chem, sch. med, Fordham, 06-11. Pathologist, 

 West Side Disp, New York ; consulting patholo- 

 gist, Jamaica Hosp, L. I; Somerset Hosp, Som- 

 erville, N. J. A.A; Chem. Soc; Soc. Chem. In- 

 dust; Soc. Med. Juris, (trustee); Urol. Ass; 

 Am. Med. Ass; N. Y. Acad. Med; Greater N. 

 Y. Med. Soc. (sec'y) ; N. Y". Path. Soc; fel. N. 

 Y. Acad, (pres, 18). Digestive proteolysis; 

 uric acid excretion; uremic intoxications; in- 

 testinal toxemias; influence of baking-powders 

 in food; serology; metabolism; healthfulness of 

 food adjuncts; toxicology; absorption of wood 

 alcohol; composition of roasted cereals; detec- 

 tion of pyramidon. 



Smith, Dr. Erwin F(rink), U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. *Plant pathol- 

 ogy, Bacteriology. Gilberts Mills, N. Y, Jan. 

 21, 54. B.S, Michigan, 86, Sc.D, 89; hon. Sc.D, 

 Wisconsin, 14. Special agent, later asst. patholo- 

 gist and pathologist in charge, lab of plant path, 

 bur. plant indust, U. S. Dept. Agr, 86- Assoc, ed, 

 ' Centralblatt fur Bakter,' 2 Abt; contributor,' 

 'Standard Diet, first edition'; trustee, Woods 

 Hole. Certificate of merit, Am. Med. Ass, 13. U. 

 S. delegate, Int. Hort. Conf, London, 06 ; Int. Bot. 

 Cong, Brussels, 10; invited to make exhibit of 

 plant tumors, 17th Int. Med. Cong, London, 13. 

 Nat. Acad, (chairman, bot. sect, 19-) ; A.A. 

 (sec'y, G, 98, v. pres, 05); Soc. Nat; Philos. 

 Soc; Soc. Bact. (mom. committee on unification 

 of methods, pres, 06) ; Bot. Soc. (pres, 10) ; life 

 mem. Pomol. Soc; Phytopath. Soc. (pres, 16); 



