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84; LL.B, Pennsylvania, 87. A. A; Pliilos. Soc; 

 Phila. Acad, (treas). Glacial studies in Brit- 

 ish Columbia. 



Vawter, C(liarles) E(rastus), Jr, 6700 Cresheim 

 Pioad, Philadelphia, Pa. Fhijaics. Eiuorv, V;i, 

 Feb. 6, 77. B.S. Virginia. 98; Central Tech. Col, 

 London, 01. Prof, physics and head of dept, 

 Va. Polytech, 98-17; with eng. dept, Queen- 

 Gray Co, 17-18; Thompson-Levering Co, IS- 

 A.A; assoc. Physical Soc; assoc. mem. Elec. 

 Eng. Development of physical apparatus; re- 

 cording instrument; power meter; effect of cur- 

 rent of electricity on coeflacicnt of expansion; 

 indicating ohmmeter. 



Veasey, Dr. C(larence) A(rchibald), Paulsen 

 Building, Spokane, Wash. Medicine. Pocoraoke 

 City, Md, Aug. 9, 69. Western Md. Col, 85-87, 

 A.M, 96; M.D, Jefferson Med. Col, 90. Asst. 

 demonstrator surg, Jefferson Med. Col, 91-92. 

 demonstrator diseases of the eye, 97-03, asst. 

 prof, ophthal, 05-08; practising physician, 08- 

 Consulting ophthalmologist, Phila. Lying-in 

 Charity Hosp, 92-OS ; clin. asst. ophthal, Jef- 

 ferson Med. Col. Hosp, 92-94, chief clin. asst. 

 and asst. ophthal. surgeon, 94-05, asst. ophthal- 

 mologist, 05-08. Am. Med. Ass. (sec'y, sect, 

 ophthal, 01); fel. Am. Acad. Med; Col. Surg: 

 Ophthal. Soc; Acad. Ophthal. and Oto-Laryngol; 

 fel. Phila. Col. Physicians (sec'y, sect, ophthal, 

 Oo). Opthalmology; ophthalmic operations on 

 animals. 



Veatch, A(rthur) C(lifford), Cosmos Club, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. Geology. Evansville, Ind, Oct. 

 26, 78. Indiana, 96, 98; Cornell, 98. 00-01: 

 Wisconsin, 05. Teacher math, and physical geog, 

 high seh, Eockport, Ind, 96-97; asst. state geolo- 

 gist. La. 98-00; asst. in charge stratig. and 

 areal geol, summer sch, Cornell, 00-01; geolo- 

 gist, Houston Oil Co, 01-02; prof, geol, Louisi- 

 ana, and geologist. La. Geol. Surv, 02; asst. 

 geologist, r. S. Geol. Surv, 02-06, geologist, 

 06-10; chief geologist, Gen. Asphalt Co, 10-11; 

 scientific adviser, U. S. Dept. Justice, 12; in 

 charge, petrol, development, foreign dept, S. 

 Pearson and Son, 12-19; exploration dept, Sin- 

 clair Com. Oil Co, 19- Special commissioner to 

 investigate operation of mining laws in Aus- 

 tralia and New Zenbnd, 07-08; organizer and 

 first chairman, Land Classification Board, U. S. 

 Geol. Surv, 08-10. Bronze medal, Charleston 

 Expos. A. A; fel. Geol. Soc; Am. Geog. Soc; 

 Soc. Econ. Geol; Ass. Petrol. Geol; Wash. Geol. 

 Soc; Wash. Acad; Eoyal Geog. Soc; London 

 Geol. Soc. Petroleum exploration and develop- 

 ment. 



Veatch, J(ethro) O(tto), U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Geology. 

 Marionville, Mo, Aug. 21, 83. A.B, Missouri, 

 04; Wisconsin, 05. Asst. state geologist. Ga, 

 05-11 ; scientist, hur. soils, U. S. Dept. Agr, 12- 

 With U. S. Geol. Surv, 04. Clays; stratigraphic 

 geology of the Atlantic coastal plain; under- 

 ground waters; talc and asbestos; soils. 



Veblen, Prof. A(ndrew) A(nderson), East San 

 Diego, Calif. Physics. Ozaukee Co, Wis, Sept. 

 24, 48. A.B, Carleton, 77, A.M, 80; Hoiikins, 

 81-83. Instr. English and math. Luther. 77- 

 81 ; instr. and asst. prof, math, Iowa, 83-86, asst. 

 prof, physics, 86-89, prof, 89-05. A. A; Iowa 



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Acad._ (pres, uJj. Elasticity of certain solids; 

 viscosity of liqui<ls; mechanics of wave motion. 

 Veblen, Dr. Oswald, Princeton University, Prince- 

 ton, N. J. * Mathematics. Decorah, Iowa, June 

 24, SO. A.B, Iowa, 98; Harvard. Ol); Ph.D, 

 Chicago, 03. Lab. asst. physics, Iowa, 9S-99; 

 assoc. math, Chicago, 03-05- preceptor, Prince- 

 ton, 05-10, prof, 10- Nat. Acad; A.A; Math. 

 Soc; Math. Ass; Physical Soc; Philos. Soc; Hoc. 

 math, de France; Circolo Mat. di I'alermo. 

 Foundations of geometry; projective geometry; 

 analysis situs. 



Vedder, Lieut. Col. Edward B (right), V. H. A. 

 Care Surgeon General, U. S. Army, Washington. 

 D. C. Medicine. New York, N. Y, June 28, 7S. 

 Ph.B, Rochester, 98; M.D, Pennsylvania, 02. 

 Scott fellow, 02-03, A.M, 03. Research student, 

 Rockefeller Inst, 01; first lieut. asst. surgeon. 

 U.S. A, Philippine Islands, 03-08, capt, M.C, 

 OS-16, major. 16-17, lieut. col, 17-, temporary 

 col, 18-19. Mem. board for study trop. diseases, 

 U.S.A. 10-13; asst. prof, bacter. and path, 

 Army Med. Sch, 13-19. A.A; Am. Med. A*s; 

 Ass. MiL Surgeons; Col. Surg. Bacteriolog>' ; 

 pathology; beriberi; .sanitation for medical of- 

 ficers; syphilis and public health. 



Vedder, Prof. John N, Union College. Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y. Thermodynamics. Schenectady, 

 Nov. 28, 73. A.B, Union, 95, A.M, 97; Colum- 

 bia, 02-04. Investigator, eng. exp. sta, Illi- 

 nois. 10-14; prof, thermodynnniics. Union, 14- 

 A.A ; Math. Soc ; Mech. Eng. Expansive use of 

 roiientod compressed air. 



Veeder, Dr. Borden S(mith), Humboldt Building, 

 St. Louis, Mo. Medicine. Fonda, N. Y, Aug. 

 21. 83. M.D, Pennsylvania, 07. Instr. path, 

 Pennsylvania, 09-11; in.str, assoc. and later 

 prof. clin. pediat, Washington (St. Louis). 11- 

 Lieut. col, M.C, 17-19. A.A; Pediat. Soc; Child 

 Hygiene Ass. Nutrition; diseases of infancy. 



Veitch, Dr. F(letcher) P(earre), U. S. Department 

 of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Chemistnj. 

 Baltimore, Md. May 22. 68. B.S. Md. Col, 91. 

 hon. Sc.D, 13; J[.S, George Wa.shington. 99. 

 Asst, Md. Exp. Sta, 91-92; chemist. W. S. 

 Powell and Co. 92-93; asst. chemist, ^fd. Col. 

 94-99, as.st. soil physicist, Exp. Sta, 99 01; asst. 

 chemist, bur. soils, P. S. Dept. Agr, 01-02. bur. 

 client, 02-04, chief and chemist in charge, leather 

 Olid paper lai, 04- Mem. and chairman, congres- 

 sional committee on paper specifications, 11-; 

 chairman, committee on distinctive papers, Treas. 

 Dept. 10-; representative, various committeos of 

 federal departments; lecturer, Md. Col. 10-14; 

 consultant. War Dept. 17-18. A.A; Chem. Soc; 

 Agr. Chem. (referee. 01. 07-09); Soc. Tost. Mat. 

 (chairman, committee on turpentine sjiecifica- 

 tions); Leather Chem. As.s. (pres, 11); Soc. 

 Agron; Int. Leatlier Trades Chem. A.ss. Soils; 

 fertilizers: tanning materials; leathers; turpen- 

 tine; wood products; i>apor making nintorials; 

 wool scouring wastes; lime. 



Venable, Dx'. Charles S(cott), Massachusetts In- 

 stitute of Technology, Cambridge, Ma.ss. Chem- 

 istry. Chap?l IIH. ^'- <^'- ^^V^- ^' ^1- '^^ 

 North Carolina. 10, A.M. 11: Ph.D. Mass. Inst. 

 Tech, 17. In.str. chem. North Carolina, 12-13; 

 adj. prof. org. chem, Virginia, 17-lS; research 

 i\soc, yappUed chem, Mass. Inst. Tech, 19 20, 



