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engaged in mercantile pursuits in 1865. In early life a regularly ordained preacher 

 in the Protestant Methodist Church. State geologist of Wisconsin in 1870. 



Biogr. Mazomanie, Wis., "Sickle," Aug. 21, 1886. 

 Newberry, John Strong. Stratigraphic geologist and paleontologist. 



Born in Windsor, Conn., December 22, 1822; died in New Haven, Conn., December 

 7, 1892. Received degree of M. D. from Cleveland Medical School in 1848. Prac- 

 ticed medicine in Cleveland, 1851-1854. Geologist with Lieutenant Wilkinson's party 

 in Pacific Railroad survey, 1855; with Lieutenant Ives in exploration of Colorado 

 River in 1857; with Captain Macomb's party in Mexico in 1859. From 1866 to the 

 time of his death professor of geology and paleontology in Columbia College, New 

 York City. In 1869-1884, State geologist of Ohio. 



Biogr. J. J. Stevenson. Am. Geologist, XII, 1893, pp. 1-26. 



,T. F. Kemp. School of Mines Quarterly, 1893. 



H. L. Fairchild. Hist. N.Y. Acad. Sciences, 1887. 



Newton, Henrv. Geologist. 



Born in New York, August 12, 1845; died in Black Hills of Dakota, August 5, 1877. 

 Graduated from College of City of New York and from Columbia College (School of 

 Mines). In 1869-1876, assistant in metallurgy and geology at Columbia. Assistant 

 geologist of Ohio geological survey and in 1876, assistant engineer on Black Hills 

 expedition. In 1877, was appointed professor of mineralogy and metallurgy in Ohio 

 State University, but did not live to fill that chair. 

 Niles, William Harmon. Geologist and educator. 



Born in Northampton, Mass. Educated at Harvard and Yale. Professor of physical 

 geology and geography in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1871-1878; 

 professor of geology and geography, 1878-1902. 

 Norwood, Joseph Granville. Physician and paleontologist. 



Born in Woodford County, Ky., December 20, 1807; died in Columbia, Mo., May 6, 

 1895. Educated as a physician. In 1840-1843, professor of surgery in Madison Medical 

 Institute, Indiana. In 1843-1847, professor of medicine in the St. Louis University. 

 In 1847-1851, assistant geologist with D. D. Owen on the surveys of Wisconsin, Iowa, 

 and Minnesota. In 1851-1858, State geologist of Illinois. In 1858-1860, assistant geol- 

 ogist of Missouri. In 1860-1870, professor of geology, chemistry, and natural sciences 

 in University of Missouri. Writings on geology mainly of a paleontological nature. 



Biogr. G. C. Broadhead. Amer. Geol., XVI, No. 2, Aug., 1895, p. 69. 

 Olmsted, Denison. Educator. 



Born in East Hartford, Conn., June 18, 1791; died in New Haven May 13, 1859. 

 He was graduated from Yale in 1813. Tutor there, 1815-1817. In 1817, appointed 

 professor of chemistry in the University of North Carolina. In 1824-25, engaged in 

 making a geological and mineralogical survey of North Carolina. During 1825 to 

 1835, professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Yale. From 1835 to time 

 of his last illness, professor of natural philosophy and astronomy in Yale. Author 

 of text-books on natural philosophy, astronomy, and meteorology, and perhaps 

 most widely known by his papers on meteoric showers. 



Biogr. Am. Jour. Sci. XXVIII, Nov., 1859, pp. 109-118. 



New Englander, August, 1859. 



Popular Science Monthly, Jan., 1895. pp. 401-408. 



Orton, Edward. Geologist. 



Born in Deposit, Delaware County, N. Y., March 9, 1829; died in Columbus, Ohio, 

 October 16, 1899. Studied for the ministry and was ordained pastor of the Pres- 

 byterian church at Downsville, Delaware County, N. Y. In 1856 he resigned to 

 become professor of natural sciences in New York State Normal School at Albany. 

 Principal of the preparatory department of Antioeh College, in Yellnwsprings, Ohio, 

 from 1865 to 1872, being elected to the presidency of the college at the latter date. 

 Became president of the State Agricultural College in 1873, which position he occu- 



