EiOirraphical Sketch. 

 Rhc'inart Parker Cowles v/as born in V/ashington, Iowa in 

 1672. Kis father's nanie is Oscar Parker Cowles ana his 

 mother's n^aiden name was Viola Parker. Ko obtained his 

 corrmion sei:ool education in I'filwaukee, ?/isconsin ana after 

 that went into business for several years. He was in tl^.e 

 employ of ti:e Milwaukee Gas Company for one year and also 

 with the Remington Typewriter Company for the same length 

 of time. His Bachelor's Degree was received from Leland 

 Stanford University in 1699 at Palo Alto, California, 

 In 1900 he entered Johns Hopkins University for graduate 

 v.'ork. During 1901 and 1902 was a University Fellow and 

 in 1902 received the Adairi T. Bruce fellowship which he held 

 for two years. He has publish.ed a paper in the Biological 

 Eulletiii on the Larva of Polygordius. 



