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 HERRINGSHAW'S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Bartscher,

Hugo W.,

physician,

medical

was born on May 10, 1859, in St. Louis, Mo. He was educated in the public schools of St. Louis, Mo.; graduated from the high school; attended the St. Louis medical college; and studied at the university of Berlin and Vienna. He is a, noted physician of St. Louis, Mo.; for many years was professor of histology and bacteriology at the Beaumont hospital medical college of that city; and was president of the North

Eoientist,

Louis medical society. He is the author of Missouri's pure food laws ; an act creating the office of state dairy and food commissioner, and the act prohibiting the adulteration of foods and drugs. He is chairman of the united pure food commission of Missouri. St.

Baruch, Simon, physician, surgeon, author, 39, 1840, in Germany. In 1862 he graduated from the medical college of Virginia. In 1863-65 he was surgeon in the field in General Lee's army, confederate services. In 1865-81 he practiced medicine in Camden, S.C. ; and ever since then has been in

was born July

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schoool of Drain, Ore. For several years he was the editor of the Oregon School Journal. He is the author of a work entitled X-Rays on the Public Schools. Bascom, Florence, educator, geologist, au-

was bora in Williamstown, Mass. She was educated at the university of Wisconthor,

sin; and received from that institution the degrees of B.L., A.B. and B.S.; and has received further degrees of A.M. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins university. In 1889-91 she held the chair of natual science at the Rockford college of Illinois; in 1893-95 was assistant geologist at the Ohio state university; and since 1895 has been lecturer and associate-professor in geology at Bryn Mawr college of Pennsylvania. She is associate-editor of the American Geologist; and a member of numerous societies of geology and science. She is the author of The Crystalline Rocks of Cecil County, Md.; and numerous

practice in New York City. He is a hospital

articles in geological publications.

physician and specialist in chronic diseases. He is the origina-

ent, bishop, author,

tor

and active pro-

pagandist of free municipal cleansing baths, many of which have been built in New York City and other cities. In 1874 he was president of the South Carolina medical association; and in 1880 was chairman of the South Carolina state board of health. He is the author of Uses of Water in Modern Med-

and The Principles and Practice of Hydrotherapy. Barus, Carl, physicist, author, was bom icine;

Feb. 19, 1856, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He entered the United States geological survey; and was given charge of certain investigations in physical geology. Since 1895 he has filled the chair of physics in Brown university. He is the author of numerous scientific monographs and papers, several of which form bvilletins in the series published by the United States geological survey. Barwig, Charles, merchant, congressman, was bom March 19, 1837, in Germany. He emigrated to America with his parents in 1845, locating in Milwaukee, Wis. In 188995 he was a representative from Wisconsin to the fifty-first, fifty-second and fifty-third congresses. Barzee, Clark, Louis, educator, college president, poet, was born Jan. 5, 1864, in Marion county. Ore. He has been president of the Jefferson institute of Oregon; president of the Mineral Spring college of Sodaville, Ore., of which institution he was the founder; and is now president of the state normal

Bascom, Henry Bidleman, college presidwas born May 27, 1796, in Hancock, N.Y. In 1843 he became president of Transylvania university of Kentucky. In 1850 he was ordained bishop of the methodist church only a few months before his death. He was the author of Sermons from the Pulpit Mental and Moral Science and Methodism and Slavery. He died Sept. 8, 1850, in Louisville, Ky. Bascom, Henry Clay, author, poet, was



bom

Sept. 3, 1844, in Crown Point Center, N.Y. In 1884 and 1888 he was a, delegate to the national prohibition party conventions. He was the author of Requited, or a Knight in Slavery.

He

died Dec. 23, 1896, in Ocala,

Fla.

Bascom, John, college president, author,

was born May 1, 1827, in Genoa, N.Y. He was educated at Homer academy, Williams college. Auburn theological seminary and at Andover theological seminary.

He

is a phiwriter; in 1874-87 was president of Wisconsin university; and for thirty-six years was instructor, lecturer and professor at the Williams college. He is the author of

losophical

Philosophy of Rhetoric; Elements of Psychology; Esthetics; Political Economy; Sciand Religion Natural Theology; The Science of Mind; The Woods of Christ; Philosophy of English Literature; ence, Philosophy