A NOTE ON THE LECTURERS 



BERNARD J. BOELEN was born in the Netherlands. 

 After studying at the Higher Institute of Philosophy in 

 Louvain, he taught for some time in Holland. Since 1955 he 

 has been at Duquesne University as Professor of Philosophy. 

 He is the author of one book and a number of articles about 

 philosophical questions. 



FREDERICK C BAWDEN, of England, was educated 

 at Cambridge University. Since 1936 he has been attached to 

 the famous Rothamsted Experimental Station for botanical 

 research. In 1958 he was appointed its director. He is the 

 author of two books and more than one hundred articles about 

 viruses. 



GOTTFRIED O. LANG was born in Oberammergau, 

 Bavaria. He studied at Brown University, the University of 

 Chicago and Cornell University. Since 1958 he has been 

 Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Catholic Uni- 

 versity of America in Washington, D.C. He has written ten 

 studies in the area of his specialties and is associate editor of 

 the Anthropological Quarterly. 



ANDREW G. VAN MELSEN, of the Netherlands, 

 studied at the University of Utrecht. He is Professor of the 

 Philosophy of Nature and of Science at the Universities of 

 Nijmegen and Groningen. He has published several books 

 and many articles about science and philosophy. 



FATHER CYRIL VOLLERT, S.J., of the United States, 

 obtained his Doctorate at the Gregorian University of Rome. 

 He is Dean of the School of Divinity of St. Mary's College, 

 Kansas. Father Vollert has published many studies concerning 

 theological questions, including the relationship of evolution 

 to theology. 



