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son of Daniel and Mary (Otis) Dorcliester and of Ilenry and Matiliia (Ui)liani) Davis. Jle was pre- jiiired fur college at Wesleyan acaileniy and was graduated fruin Wesleyan university in 1874. He was instructor in L;itin and Greek in the Vermont conference seminary, 1874-7G, and in 1875 joined the New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal cliurch. lie was stationed at Spring- Held. Vt., 1878-i<0; Hopkinton, Mass, 1880-81: and at the Wintiirop street church, Boston. Mass., lSSi-^;3. In 1883 he became assistant professor of in Boston university, and in 1886 was advanced to the full professorship of tliese branches. He resigned in 1895 to become pastor of the Method- ist Episcopal church in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was married in 1875 to Cleora E. Clark. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Berlin in 18^8 and the .same degree from Boston univer- sity in is'.n.
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DOREMUS, Charles Avery, chemist, was born in New York city, Sept. 6, 1851; son of Robert Og- den and Estelle E. (Skidmore) Doremus. He was graduated from the College of the city of New York, A.B., 1870, A.M., 1873. He studied in Germany at Leipzig and Heidelberg, 1870-72, receiving the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1872. After his return to America he was graduated at the Bellevue hospital medi- cal college. He held the chair of chemistry and toxicology in the medical department of the Uni- versity of Buffalo, 1877-82, and in 1882 was made assistant to his father, who was professor of chem- istry and physics in the College of the city of New Y'ork. He was also lecturer on practical chemistry and toxicology at the Bellevue hospital medical college, and professor of chemistry in the American veterinary college. He was elected chemist to the Medico-legal societj-, a member of the council and of the board of directors of the American chemical society, chairman of the com- mittee on membership, and editor of the journal, lie was also elected to a membership in the chemical .societies of Berlin and Paris. He con- tributed to medical journals on sanitary chem- i.stry and methods of anahsis and is the author of Ji<l,nrt nil I'lin/of/ra/ihij (1ST:5).

DOREMUS, John Edwards Caldwell, edu cator, was born in New Y'ork city, N.Y., Oct. 15, 1816; son of Francis and Eliza De Hart (Canfield) Doremus. He was graduated from the University of the city of New Y'ork in 1836 and studied law with Hugh Maxwell, New Y^'ork city, and with Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, III. He aban- doned that profession, however, to become a Pres- byterian clergyman, and was pastor at Bayou Grostete and at Baton Rouge. La. He was after- ward profe.s.sor of languages in Oakland college, Miss., and president of the College of Goliad,

Texas. He was for some years the representatif e of the American Bible society in New Orleans, La., and. was subsequently pa.stor at Vienna, La. . The University of the city of New Y'ork gave him the degree of A.M. in 1849 and that of D.D. in 1800. lie died at Vienna, La., Nov. 16. 1878.

DOREMUS, Robert Ogden, chemist, was born in New York city, Jan. 11, 1824; son of Thomas C. and Sarah Piatt (Haines) Doremus; grand.son of Elias Haines, merchant, New Y'ork city; and great-grandson of Robert Ogden, lawyer, of New Jersey. His father was a prominent merchant and one of the found- ers of the University' of the city of New Y'ork in 1832, but owing to disturbances in this institution the son was sent to Co- lumbia college in 1838. The following 3'ear, however, he en- tered the Universit}"^ of the city of New Y'ork and was gradu- ated there, A. B., 1842, and A.M., 1845. He was the first private pupil of Prof. John W. Draper. He was first assistant in the medical department of the university, 1843-50, assisting Professor Draper in his famous researches in light and heat. He was married in 1850 to Estelle E., daughter of Capt. Hubbard Skidmore, and a descendant of Capt. Jolm Underbill. He studied in Europe, 1847-48, paying special attention to electro-metallurgy and also visiting chemical manufactories. Returning to New York he established with Dr. diaries T. Harris a laboratory for making chemical analy- ses and for instruction in analytical chemistry. His first course of lectures on chemistry and toxicology were delivered at his own laboratory, 1849-50. He studied medicine with Dr. Abraham L. Cox and was graduated M.D. from the Univer- sity of the city of New Y'ork in 1850. TJie same year he helped to found the New Y'ork medical college where he established from his private means the first chemical laboratory attached to a medical college in the United States where stu- dents were instructed in analytical work essential to the practitioner of medicine, and the passing of an examination in the course was made a con- dition of obtaining a diploma. He established a similar laboratoiy in the Long Island hospital medical college in 1861 and lield the chair of chem- istry and toxicology there, at the New York medical college, and at the New York college of pharmacy. For a quarter of a century he was