DE VITA AUCTORIS 



ANDREW IGNATIUS DAWSON, born on the 25th day of April, in the 

 year 1876: 



After elementary education, and five years' study of theoretical 

 and instrumental music, was admitted to St. Vincent's Apostolic 

 School, Germantown, Pa., in 1897. 



Completing studies in department in 1900, he was entered as resident 

 student of the Congregation of the Mission at St. Vincent's Seminary, 

 Germantown, Pa., attending courses also at The University of Penn- 

 sylvania. Having met the requirements of the seminary curriculum, 

 he was ordained Priest on May 25, 1907. 



From 1907 to 1912 he held the professorship of Greek at Niagara 

 University, Niagara Falls, N. Y., also continuing the study of chem- 

 istry and biology with courses at Harvard University. 



In 1912 he was made professor of biology at St. John's College, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



In 1914 matriculated for the degree of Master of Arts at Columbia 

 University, N. Y., receiving that degree in 1916, submitting the 

 thesis 'The Preparation of Gonococcus Antigen'. 



A paper 'Extraction of Fat from Bacteria' was accepted for publi- 

 cation by the Biochemical Bulletin of the Columbia University 

 Biochemical Association. 



