BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. 



' David S. Kellicott, Ph. D., late Professor of Zoology 

 and Entomology at the Ohio State University, was 

 born at Hasting's Center, Oswego County, New York, 

 January 28, 1842. His boyhood days were spent on a 

 farm, where early in life he acquired an intense love for 

 nature. 



He availed himself of the opportunities for pre- 

 liminar\^ education offered by the district school, and 

 prepared for College at jNIexico Academy, Mexico, New 

 York. He entered Genesee College, now Syracuse Uni- 

 versity', and completed the science course. Later he re- 

 ceived the degrees of Bachelor of Philosophy, and 

 Doctor of Philosoph}^ from the same Institution. His 

 life work was teaching; he taught village schools at 

 first, but was soon called to college work, and from 

 1870-'72 was teacher of Mathematics in the Keystone 

 State Normal School. At this time an opportunity 

 presented, and he accepted a position in his chosen 

 field, becoming Professor of Natural History in the 

 Buffalo State Normal School, which position he held 

 until he resigned in 1888, to accept the position at the 

 Ohio State University. Here his quiet enthusiasm, in- 

 domitable energ\^ and enlightened judgment developed 

 his department to a high degree of efficiency. 



The scientific attainments of Professor Kellicott 

 have been gratefully recognized by an appreciative 

 public. At the time of his death he was president of 

 the American Microscopical Society, General Secretary 

 of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, and Treasurer of the Ohio State Academy of 



