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 KELLICOTT

KELLOGG

was graduated from "VVesleyan university, Conn., in 1805; was a teaclier of mathematics, natural science and German in the Seminary aiwl Female college, Pennington, N.J., ISCo-GG: joined the New Jersey conference of the Metii(xlist Ei)iscoi)al church and was stationed at Burlington. N.J., as <i pastor in 18G7, and at Centenary cliuieh in Camden, 1868. He travelled in Europe with the Rev. Charles Henry Payne in 1869; was stationed at St. James's church, New Brunswick, N.J., 1870-72; travelled in Egj'pt and the Holy Land with Mr. Payne and the Rev. Henry White "War- ren in 1873; stationed at Ashury church, Buffalo, N.Y., 1873; at Spring Garden Street church, Philadelphia. Pa., 1874-76; at Fletcher church. West Philadelphia. 1877; at Central church, Newark, N.J., 1878-80; at St. John's church, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1881-89, and at New Haven, Conn., 1893. He became manager offthe Ameri- can Bible society and Methodist Episcopal mis- sionary board, and editor of the Methodist Review in 1893. He received the degree of D.D. from Wesleyan university in 1883. and that of L.H.D. from Dickinson college in 1898. He was elected a trustee of Wesleyan university in 1893, of Drew Theological seminary in 1897, and of Pekin uni- versity, China, in 1896. He contributed to re- views and periodicals, and was a preacher and lecturer at various colleges and theological schools. He was married, July 27, 1867, to Eliza W. McVeigh, daughter of John Whiteman, of Philadelphia, Pa.

KELLICOTT, David Simons, entomologist, was born in Hastings Center, N.Y., Jan. 28. 1842. He was drafted in the Federal army serving nineteen daj's in August, 1863, when he was hon- orably discharged. He entered Genesee college in 1865, and was graduated B.S., in 1869. He taught natural science and mathematics in the academy at Me.xico, N.Y., 1869-70. He was mar- ried, July 26, 1870, to Valeria E. Stowell of Co- runna. Mich. He was teacher of mathematics in Keystone State normal school, Kutztown, Pa,, 1870-71; was professor of natural science in State Bormal school, Buffalo, N.Y., 1871-78; professor of botany in College of Pharmacy, University' of Buffalo, 1886-88, and professor of zoology and entomolog}- in Ohio State university, 1888-98. He was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the Roj'al Microscopical society of London, England, ajid was secretary of the American Society of Micros- copists. He was editor of the Bulletins of the Buffalo Society of Natural Science and of tho Buffalo Field Naturalists' club. He is the author of valuable contributions to society bulletins and scientific journals which, at the time of his death, numbered: ten subjects in the Cduadian Ento- mologist; si-x in the American Monthly Micro-

scopic Journal; two in the Bulletin of the Buf- falo Society of Natural Science; one in Entomo- ligica Americana; twelve in Proceedings of American Society of Microscopists; one in The Microseope; one in Papilio; one in the Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History. II.' .li.-.l ill ("(.luiiibus. Ohio, April 14, 1898.

KELLOGG, Albert, botanist, was born in New Hartford, Conn., Dec. 6, 1813. He was a brother of George, and uncle of Clara Louise Kellogg. He attended Wilbraham academy, Mass., removed to Kentucky and was graduated from the Transyl- vania university, M.D., in 1834. He travelled in the western states, and made the earliest scientific description of the big trees of California, which appeared in 1845 in John C. Fremont's " Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in 1842 and to Oregon and North C;ili- fornia in the years 1843-44." Mr. Kellogg ex- plored the republic of Texas with John J. Audubon, at the time of its annexation to the United States, and later made botanical explora- tions along the western coast of America from Terra del Fuego. to Alaska. In 1867 he visited Alaska in the capacity of botanist of the special expedition under Prof. George Davidson, of the U.S. coast survey, and made large collections of the plants of the const region, of which he fur- nished complete collections to the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Academy of Sci- ences, and the California Academy of Sciences, of which last he was a founder. He contributed largely to scientific journals and to state and national reports. His more important work consists of beautifully drawn figures of the West American Oaks (1889), and at the time of his death he had in preparation a similar .series, of the West American Pines. He died in Alameda, Cal.. March 31, 1887.

KELLOGG, Amos flarkham, editor, was born in Utica, N.Y., June 5, 1832; son of Henry and Serena (Beach) Kellogg; grandson of Amos and Rachel (Porter) Kellogg, and a descendant of the Kelloggs of Hartford, Conn. He received his earl}- education mainlj- at Clinton academy. N.Y.; was graduated from the State normal school at Albany, N.Y., in 1851, and was an instructor at Union school. Palmyra, N. Y., the same year. He was an instructor at the Albany State normal school, 1852-56; principal of the New Jer.sey preparatory normal school, 1856-57; conducted teachers' institutes in Michigan, 1858-60; and was principal of the Union school, Monroe, Mich,, 1861-63; and of Bergen institute, 1^66-75. He received the honorary degree of A.M. from Ham- ilton in 1857, and that of Ph.D. from Alabama Pol^-technic college in 1899. He became editor of the School Journal in 1874, and also edited the Teachers' Institute (1878); Educational Founda-