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Whitney, Prof. David D(ay), University of Ne- 

 braska, Lincoln, Nebr. ^Zoology. Brookfield, 



1 'd^'^-J'^^- ^^' Wesleyan, 04; A.M, Co- 

 lumbia, 06, Ph.D, 09. Asst. zool, Columbia 07- 

 08; mstr, Wesleyan, 08-11, assoc. prof, 11-10- 

 Vrof, Nehrasha, 16- A.A; Soc. Nat; Soc. Zoolj 

 Nebr. Acad, (pres, 18). Sox and its regulation 

 m rotifers. 



WMtney, Prof. F(rancis) L(utlier), University 

 of Texas, Austin, Tex. Paleontology. Enfield, 

 N. 1, Sept. 2, 78. A.B. Cornell, 06, A.M, ll! 

 Asst. geol, Cornell, 03-07; asst. geologist. La. 

 Geol. Surv-, 05-07; acting ])rof. biol, Buchtel' 

 07-08; prof. Hastings, 08-09; instr. geol. and 

 paJeont, Texas, 09-14, adj. prof, 14-19, assoc. 

 prof, 19- Ass. Petrol. Geol; Southwest. Geol. 

 Soc. Tho Cretaceous. 



Whitney, Prof. Mary W(atson), Worcester Lane, 

 Waltham, Mass. Astronomy. Waltham, Sept 

 11, 47. A.B, Vassar, 68, A.M, 72 ; Harvard, 72 ; 

 Zurich, 74-76. Teacher, high schools, Waltham 

 and Chelsea, Mass, 72-74; asst, observatory, 

 Vassar, 81-88, prof, astron, 89-10, emer. prof, 

 10- A.A; Astron. Soc; Math. Soc. Longitude 

 of Smith College Observatory; observations of 

 comets, asteroids, variable stars, etc. 



Whitney, Prof. Milton, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Soil physics. 

 Baltimore, Md, Aug. 2, 60.- Hopkins. Asst. 

 chemist, Conn. Exp. Sta, 83; supt, exp. farm. 

 N. C. Exp. Sta, 86-88; prof, agr, South Caro- 

 lina, and V. director, S. C. Exp. Sta, 88-91 ; soil 

 physicist, Md. Exp. Sta, 91-94; chief, bur. 

 soils, U. S. I)ept. Agr, 94- Prof, soil physics, 

 Md. Col, 94-01. Soc. Prom. Agr. Sci; Wash. 

 Geol. Soc. Correlation of soil types of the 

 United States; adaption of special crops to 

 special soil types'; causes of soil fertility. 



Whitney, Dr. Walter T(icknor), 9S8 N. Hollis- 

 ton Ave, Pasadena, Calif. Physics. Los An- 

 geles, Calif, Dec. 26, 88. B.S, Pomona, 10, M.S, 

 12; Ph.D, Chicago, 16. Eesearch fellow physics, 

 Calif. Inst. Tech, 17-19, instr, 19-20, asst. prof, 

 SO- A.A ; Physical Soc. Spectroscopy. 



Whitney, Dr. W(illia)m F(iske), 228 Marlbor- 

 ough St, Boston, Mass. Anatomy. Boston, 

 March 26, 50. A.B, Harvard, 71, M.D, 75. 

 Curator, anat. musetim. Harvard, 82- Patho- 

 logical anatomy. 



Whitney, Prof. W(ims) R(odney), General Elec- 

 tric Co, Schenectady. N. Y. 'Chemistrif. James- 

 town, N. Y, Aug. 22, 68. B.S, Mass. Inst. Tech, 

 90; Ph.D, Leipzig, 94; Ch.D, Pittsburgh, 19; 

 Sc.D, Union, 19. Asst. instr. chem. Mass. Inst. 

 Tech, 90-92, instr, 95-00, asst. prof, 01-04, 

 non-res. assoc. prof, theoret. chem, 04-08, non- 

 res, prof. chem. research, 08-; director, research 

 lal, Gen. Elec. Co, Schenectady, N. T, 01- A.s- 

 soe. ed, 'Jour. Indust. and Eng. Chem,' 08- 

 Willard Gibbs modal, 16; mem. Nat. Research 

 Council; U. S. Naval Consulting Board; iiioni. 

 corp, Mass. Inst. Tech. 17-; board of directors, 

 Albany Med. Col; board of governors, Union. Nat. 

 Acad; A.A; Elec. Eng; Chem. Soc. (pres. 09); 

 Electrochem. Soc. (pros. 12); ]\[in. and Metal. 

 Eng; Physical Soc; Min. Eng; Am. Acad; 

 British Inst. Metals. Solubility; colloids; sus- 

 pensions; corrosion of iron; chromium sulphate 

 compounds. 

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Whitson, Prof. Andrew R(obinson), R P D 7 

 Madison, Wis. SoUg. Stanton, Minn. O ' 



Wisconsin, 90-92; B.S, Chicago, 94. 94 

 00. Principal, high sch, Beloit, Wis, 9J^99- 

 asst prot. agr. physics, Wij,conxn, 00-^)1, prof 

 2o"S^ **'/'*' ^^7 Fi^ld awt, U. 8. Geol. Surv,' 

 92-93. A.A; Wis. Acad. Nitrification in soi:, 

 relation of proteids in plants to soil; availabiiry 

 and losses of soil phosphates; soil survey. 



Whittelsey. Dr. Theodore, 7:j Overlook RoaJ 

 I pi'.T Montclair. .\. .1. Chrmijttrxi. \,mv H,t- 

 Im, N. Y, May 15, 68. A.B, Williams, 90; Ph D, 

 Gottingen, 95. Asst. chem, Williams, 90-91 ; in 

 charge, chem. dept, Pacific, 91-93, 9.S-97; insr 

 chem, Cornell, 97-03; assoc. prof. Northwest, ra, 

 03-09; research chemist, di'pt. of iiiv.-stigation! 

 Continental-Mexican Rul.ber Co, 07-08; chief 

 chemist, Rubber Regenerating Co. 09-13; di- 

 rector, gen. laboratories, U. S. Rubl>er Co, IS- 

 IS, manager, development dept. and chem. re- 

 searcli, 18-20, mem. operating council, 17-20; v. 

 pres. and treas. Rubber Regenerating Co, is- 

 20. Eighth Int. Cong. Applied Chem. A.A; 

 Chem. Soc; Soc. Chem. Indust. 



Whittemore, C(harles) F(amuni). 1060 Vine St. 

 Denver, Colo. Chemistry, Physics. Pembroke," 

 N. H, April 12, 89. B.S. N. H. Col. 11, M.S. 



13. Asst. chem, N. H. Col, 11-13; junior chem- 

 ist radioactivity, U. S. Bur. Mines, 13-15, asst. 

 chemist, 15-16; cheniLst and physici.st, Schles- 

 inger Radium Co, 16-17; chief physicist. Radium 

 Co. of Colo, 17- A.A; assoc. mem. Phy>ical 

 Soc; Chem. Soc. Rare earths; radioactivity. 



Whittemore, Prof. James K(elsey), Yale Uni- 

 versity, New Haven. Conn. 'Mathematics. 

 Cambridge. Mass. April 13, 75. A.B, Harvard, 

 95, A.M, 96. Instr. math, Hart-ard, 9.V97. 99- 

 06, asst. prof, 06-11; Western Reserve, 11-14; 

 instr, Yale, 16-20, asst. prof, 20- Ed, 'Annala 

 of Math,' 07-11, assoc. ed, 17- Math. Soc; 

 Math. Ass. Geometry. 



Whitten, Prof, John C(harles). University of 

 California, Berkeley, Calif. Horticulture. ' Au- 

 gusta, Maine, Sept'. 14. 66. B.S. S. Dak. Col. 

 92, M.S, 98; Cornell, 92; Mo. Bot. Garden, 93, 

 94; Ph.D, Halle, 02. Instr. in charge hort, S. 

 Dak. Col. and horticulturist, Exp. Sta, 92; ast. 

 Mo. Bot. Garden, 93-94; prof, hort, Missouri, 

 and horticulturist, Exp. Sta, 9.5-18; prof, pomol, 

 CaHfornin, IS- A.A; Soc. Hort. Sci; Soc. 

 Prom. Agr. Sci; Pomol. Soc; Mo, Hort. Soc; 

 St. Louis Acad. Relation of color to tempera- 

 ture and hardiness of cultivated plants; hreinl- 

 ing for hardy varieties of peadu's; dev. 

 of fruit buds of orchard fruits; plant d 



Whitten. Dr. J(ohn) H(amilton), 7111 Normal 

 Boulevard, Chicago, 111. Bntanv. Bradford, 

 111, Oct. 3, 73. A.B, Illinois, 11, A.M, 12. PhD, 



14. Asst. bot, Illinois, 10-14; teacher. < 



Nor. Sch, 14- A.A; HI. Acad. Plant p.... 



og^'; educ^Ttion. 



Whltteu, W(mia)m M(airlon), duPont Building, 

 Wilmington, Del. Chfini.ttni. South Bend, Ind, 

 Jan. 7, 72. B.S.(Chem). "Michigan, 95; M.S. 

 Kansas, 97; Hopkin.s, 97 (><^. With Sig. C, V. S. 

 vols, 98-99; chemist. Aluminum Co. of Am, 9'.>- 

 06; E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co, 07-17, 

 asst. chem. director, 17- Electrochem. Soc; 

 Chem. Soc; Cliem. Eng. 



