BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX 



in Academy of Science. 1766, recalled to St. 

 Petersburg and died there. Contributed volu- 

 minously to the science of mathematics. 



Eustachio, Bartolommeo, ii, 165. Born at 

 San Severino, early in Sixteenth Century; died 

 in 1574. Italian anatomist. 1562, became Pro- 

 fessor of Medicine in the Collegio della Sapi- 

 enza, Rome. Discoverer of the eustachian tube 

 in the ear, and the rudimentary valve of the 

 heart. He first described the thoracic duct, and 

 perhaps also first noticed the stapes. He ma- 

 terially increased knowledge in regard to the 

 teeth and the kidneys. He was one of the 

 founders of modern anatomy. 



Evans, Oliver, vi, 113. Born at Newport, Del., 

 1755; died at New York, 1819. American mech- 

 anician and inventor. Made valuable improve- 

 ments in mill machinery. Said to have designed 

 (1795) first high-pressure engine. 



Falconer, Hugh, iii, 99. Born at Forres, Scot- 

 land, 1808; died at London, 1865. Scottish bot- 

 anist and paleontologist. Educated at Aberdeen 

 and studied medicine at Edinburgh. Spent most 

 of his life in India, where he went in 1829. On 

 his recommendation tea culture was introduced 

 into India. Discovered the asafcetida plant. 

 Found many important vertebrate fossils in 

 Northern India. Was superintendent of the 

 botanical garden at Saharanpur, and in 1847 

 was made superintendent of Calcutta Botanical 

 Garden, and professor of botany in the medical 

 college there. 



Fallopius, Gabriello, ii, 166. Born at Moderna, 

 Italy, 1523; died at Padua, Oct. 9, 1562. Cele- 

 brated Italian anatomist. Professor of anatomy 



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