The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 - United States |
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... Massachusetts institute of tech- nology , Boston , which chair he temporarily ac- cepted without service , but ultimately declined . He visited the West Indies and explored for phos- phatic deposits in 1866-67 , and was first assistant ...
... Massachusetts institute of tech- nology , Boston , which chair he temporarily ac- cepted without service , but ultimately declined . He visited the West Indies and explored for phos- phatic deposits in 1866-67 , and was first assistant ...
Page 1881
... Massachusetts in 1872 , but declined on account of ill health . He received the honorary degree of S.T.D. from Columbia in 1846 , and that of LL.D. from Hobart in 1873. His son , Charles Coolidge , was graduated at Columbia in 1861 ...
... Massachusetts in 1872 , but declined on account of ill health . He received the honorary degree of S.T.D. from Columbia in 1846 , and that of LL.D. from Hobart in 1873. His son , Charles Coolidge , was graduated at Columbia in 1861 ...
Page 1889
... Massachusetts state legislature , and was speaker during his last term . In 1864 he was appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln U.S. agent and consul - general to Egypt , and in 1871 he returned to the United States and served one term as ...
... Massachusetts state legislature , and was speaker during his last term . In 1864 he was appointed by Presi- dent Lincoln U.S. agent and consul - general to Egypt , and in 1871 he returned to the United States and served one term as ...
Page 1891
... Massachusetts from Hertfordshire , England , in 1632. He was prepared for college at the Boston Latin school and was graduated at Harvard , A.B. , 1839 , A.M. , 1842. He was an usher in the Boston Latin school , 1839- 41 ; read theology ...
... Massachusetts from Hertfordshire , England , in 1632. He was prepared for college at the Boston Latin school and was graduated at Harvard , A.B. , 1839 , A.M. , 1842. He was an usher in the Boston Latin school , 1839- 41 ; read theology ...
Page 1893
... Massachusetts institute of tech- nology , S.B. , in 1890. He was director of the Kenwood Astrophysical observatory , 1890-96 , professor of astronomical physics at Beloit col- lege , 1891-93 ; lecturer , 1893 ; lecturer in astrophys ...
... Massachusetts institute of tech- nology , S.B. , in 1890. He was director of the Kenwood Astrophysical observatory , 1890-96 , professor of astronomical physics at Beloit col- lege , 1891-93 ; lecturer , 1893 ; lecturer in astrophys ...
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