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the Rev. James Pierpont, pastor of the First church in New Haven and one of the three clergymen who in 1698 planned the founding of Yale college. Edward Claudius Herrick left school about 1827, chiefly on account of weak eyes, and in that year entered as a clerk the

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LlBRAF^Y- YALE U/M I VERSlTY -1343. bookstore of Gen. Hezekiah Howe in New Haven where he made the aquaintance of Noah Webster, Jeremiah Day, R. M. Slierman, David Daggett, Silliraan, Percival and others. In 1835 he became a proprietor of the business, wliich he conducted without success until 1838. During the next five years he was emploj^ed chiefly as clerk of the city of New Haven, and in the office of the Journal of Science. He was appointed librarian of Yale college in 1843 and treasurer of the col- lege in 1853, and held the two offices conjointly until 1858, when he resigned the former, continu- ing in the latter until his death. From an early age he was interested in subjects connected with natural history, paying especial attention to entomology. His first contribution to the Ameri- can Journal of Science was the joint production of himself and Prof. James D. Dana, and was a description of " Argulus Catostomi : a New Parasitic Animal." He also devoted consider- able attention to astronomy and meteorology, in which he made important investigations and discovei-ies. In 1837 he announced in the Avieri- can Journal of Science his theory of the periodical occurrence of an unusually large number of shooting stars on or about August 9. It was learned shortly afterward that a European astron- omer had anticipated him in the theory. His duties at Yale included the editing of the tri- ennial catalogue of the college and the general superintendence of all the property of the college, as well as the care of the grounds and repairs. Yale conferred upon him the honorary degree of A.M. in 1838. His published writings consist principally of contributions to the American Journal of Science. He died in New Haven, Conn., June 11, 1863.

HERRICK, Francis Hobart, naturalist, was born in Woodstock, Yt., Nov. 19, 1858; son of the Rev. Marcellus Aurelius and Hannah An- drews (Putnam) Herrick, grandson of Ebenezer and Polly (Nye) Herrick, of Reading, Vt., and of Israel and Hannah (Andrews) Putnam, of Claremout, N.H., and a descendant of Joseph Herrick, who came from England to Cherry Hill, Salem, Mass., and died Feb. 4, 1717-18. He prepared for college at St. Paul's school. Concord, N.H., and was graduated from Dartmouth in 1881. He was instructor in biology at Dart- mouth in 1888, and was elected professor of biology at Adelbert college of Western Reserve university in 1891. He received the degree of Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins university in 1888, and the degree of Sc.D. from the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1897. He is the author of TJie American Lobster : a Study of its Habits and Development (with 54 plates, 1895) and numer- ous contributions on the habits, anatomy and de- velopment of animals.

HERRICK, George flarsh, educator, was born in Essex, Vt., March 21, 185G; son of Leonard E. and Susan (Coffin) Herrick, grandson of Russell and Maria (Tyler) Herrick, and of Daniel Coffin, and a descendant of Henry Herrick, who emi- grated to Massachusetts and settled in Beverly in 1640. George attended the Higli school at Rock- ford, 111., and was graduated from Beloit college, A.B., 1878, A.M., 1881. He was principal and superintendent of public schools at Lena, 111., White Hall, 111., and at For est ville school, Chi- cago, 111., until 1889; was western secretary of the Congregational Education society, 1889-96, and was elected president of Washburn college, Topeka, Kan., in 1896. The honorary degree of Litt.D. was conferred on him by Beloit college in 1897. He was married, Sept. 3, 1883, to Julia A. Pickard, of Lena, 111.

HERRICK, John Russell, educator, was born in Milton, Vt., May 13, 1822 ; son of Russell and Maria (Tyler) Herrick ; grandson of Elijah Her- rick, and a descendant in the seventh generation f i-om Henry Herrick ; son of Sir William Herrick, of Bean Manor, county of Leicester, England. His early education was acquired in Milton and neighboring towns and he was graduated from the University of Vermont in 1847. He studied theology at Andover, Mass., 1849-51, and was graduated at Auburn Theological seminary in 1852. He was ordained at Malone, N.Y., in June, 1854, and remained there as pastor until 1867, when he accepted the chair of systematic theology at Bangor Theological seminary. He was married, May 13, 1856. to Harriet Emily Brownell, of Sharon, Conn. He left his professor- ship in 1873, accepting a call from the Congrega- tional church in South Hadley, Mass. While at