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NAME BURNETT 174 BURNHAM casion. A few days later he developed pneu- monia and died, after a brief illness, on Janu- ary 30, at his home in Bryn Mawr, Pennsyl- vania. His widow, who was Miss Anna Law- rence Davis, of Buffalo, New York, and four children survived him. Dr. Burnett was a fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; president of the American Otological Society and member of the Pennsylvania State Medical and kindred societies. I have given a full list of his writings in the "Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia," 3d series, vol. xxv, 1903. Francis R. Packakd. Trans of the Coll. of Phys., F. R. Packard, Phila., 1903. Burnett, Swan Moses (1847-1906) Swan Moses Burnett, ophthalmologist, was born in New Market, Tennessee, March 16, 1847, and graduated in medicine from Belle- vue Hospital Medical College, New York City, now the medical department of New York University, in 1870, and first settled in Knox- ville, Tennessee, where he practised for five years, in 1873 marrying Miss Frances Hodg- son. The year 1875 saw him in the District of Columbia attaining prominence as a specialist in ophthalmology and otologj', and well known in literary and art circles, and also as the author of a "Treatise on Astigmatism," a "Treatise on Refraction of the Human Eye" and over sixty-four distinct articles on diseases of the eye and ear, and chapters in text books. He was associated with Dr. John S. Billings (q.v.) in the production of the "National Medical Dictionary," and with Drs. Norris and Oliver in that of the "System of Ophthalmol- ogy," writing as well many magazine articles and public addresses. In 1878 he was appointed lecturer on oph- thalmology and otology in the school of medi- cine, Georgetown University, continuing in this capacity until 1883, when he became clini- cal professor, a position he filled until 1889. After that until the time of his death he had been professor in those branches. In 1879 he established a post-graduate course in ophthalmology and otology in connection with his hospital and private practice, and rendered most distinguished services as an author, teacher and clinician. He gave much of his time and skill on the attending staff of the Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, of which he was presi- dent. There he founded and equipped the "Li- onel Laboratory," in memory of one of his sons, "Little Lord Fauntleroy." This labor- atory was the first of its kind to be established in connection with a hospital for clinical, bac- teriological and pathological research in the city of Washington. For many years he was opthalmologist and otologist to the Children's and Providence Hospital, and also a member of the consulting staff of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. In 1889 he was elected president of the Medical Society of the District of Colum- bia, and was a member of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Philosophical Society, Anthropological Society, Historical Society, the American Ophthalmological and Otolog- ical Society. His degree of doctor of philosophy was be- stowed by the University of Georgetown in 1890. During his service extending over twen- ty-five years in the cause of higher medical education, he was distinguished for his devo- tion to his calling and was unexcelled as a teacher, scholar and gentleman. His kind, open and earnest manner, his clear, concise and comprehensive lectures could not fail to impress his students. Dr. Burnett died from chronic myocarditis January 18, 1906, at his house, 916 Farragbt Square, Washington ; his second wife and his son Vivian survived him. Among his literary contributions and im- portant writings are the following: Translation of Edmond Landolt's "Manual of Examination of the Eyes." "A Course of Lectures delivered at the Ecole Pratique," re- vised edition, vii, 9-312 pp., 1 chart, 1 table, 8°, Philadelphia, 1879. "A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Astigmatism," viii, 245 pp., 8°, St. Louis, 1882; "The Principles of Refraction in the Human Eyes based on the Laws of Conjugate Foci," 67 pp., 8°, Philadel- phia, 1904; "Study of Refraction from a Ncv/ View-point," Philadelphia, 1905. He made some sixty-four contributions to medical literature that may be found in the Surgeon General's Catalogue at Washington. George M. Kober. Burnham, Walter (1808-1883) Walter Burnham, the son of Dr. Walter Burnham, was born in Brookficld, Vermont, January 12, 1808. He studied medicine with his father and his brother. Dr. Z. P. Burnham, a pupil of Nathan Smith, and graduated from the medical department of the. University of Vermont in 1829. After practising in several places he settled in 1833 in Barre, Vermont, where he lived until his removal to Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1846. For several years he