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 TAYLOR

TAYLOR

Writing Latin" (1843); Kuhner's "Grammar of the Greek Language " (1844), and " Elementary- Grammar of the Greek Language" (1846); and is the author of : Method of Classical Study (1861); Classical Study (1870). He died at Andover, Mass., Jan. 29, 1871.

TAYLOR, Stephen William, educator, was born in Adams, Mass., Oct. 23, 1791. He was graduated from Hamilton college, Clinton, N.Y., A.B., 1817, A.M., 1820 ; was principal of Black River academy, Lowville, N.Y., 1818-34 ; prin- cipal of the academic department of Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, 1834-38, and professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Madison university, 1838-45. In 1846 a Baptist .school was stai'tedin Lewisburg, Penn., of which Taylor was made principal, and it was largely- through his efforts tliat the school developed into the University of Lewisburg. He resigned as principal in 1851 to become president of Madison university, Hamilton, N.Y., and at the end of three years tlie number of students had increased from thirty-three to two hundred and sixteen. He had two sons and one daughter ; one son, B. F. Taylor (q.v.) was a noted poet and author. He died in Hamilton, N.Y., Jan. 6, 1856.

TAYLOR, Thomas, chemist and raicroscopist, was born in Perth, Scotland, April 22, 1820 ; son of Thomas and Anne (Kennedy) Taylor. He at- tended Andersonian university, Glasgow, Scot- land, 1835-38, and subsequently pursued special studies in chemistry, frictional electricity and galvanism. He invented the first interleaved electrical condenser, as an improvement on the Leyden jar, 1841 ; a safety lamp for coal mines, 1848, a rotary galvanic battery, 1849, and a pneu- matic battery for igniting explosives for mining and blasting, 1850. He came to the United States in 1852, and demonstrated that electricity could be transmitted across the sea to a given point, without wires ; was associated with the ordnance department, U.S.A., 1862-65, having charge of the rifle shell branch, Washington arsenal, during the civil war ; subsequently studied, and became a specialist on the fungoid diseases of plants, and was chief of the division of microscopy, U.S. department of agriculture, 1871-95, being graduated from Georgetown univer- sity, M.D., 1882. From 1895 he was engaged in the practice of medicine and in various experiments along scientific lines. He was made a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ; a member of the American and French Chemical societies ; an honorary member of the microscopic section of the Royal Institute of Liverpool, England ; of the International Medical Society of Hygiene, Brussels, and re- ceived medals from his own and foreign govern- ments, in recognition of his services. He in- X.— 8

vented improved projectiles and a " fuse hood" for igniting projectiles used during the civil war, and invented and patented rubber (to supersede wax) moulds for plate work, and also a process for the delintation of cotton seed ; a machine for the same purpose extensively used in the south ; a pocket oleomagariscope, a microtome, etc. He is the author of : The Causes of Bursting of Heavy Ordnance (1865) ; The Diseases of Plants (1878) ; Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms (1876); TJie Differentiation of the Fatty Crystals of But- ter and of Oleomargarine (188G) ; TJie Common House Fly as a Carrier of Poisons (1886) ; Tea and its Adulterations {1S89) ; The Silver Nitrate Test for Oils (1889-91) ; Twelve Edible Mushrooms of the United States (1893); Students' Handbook of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous (1897).

TAYLOR, Thomas Ulvan, civil engineer, was born in Parker county, Texas, Jan. 2, 1858 ; son of John Henry and Louisa (Allison) Taylor ; grandson of James M. and Permelia (Dickey) Taylor and of Robert M. and Nancy (Byrd) Alli- son, and a descendant of Lieutenant Allison of the war of the Revolution. He attended the common schools, and the Sam Houston Normal school, Huntsville, Tex., 1879-80, and was grad- uated from the University of Virginia, C.E., 1883. He was professor of physics and mathematics in Miller institute, Albemarle county, Va., 1883-88 ; associate professor of applied mathematics in the University of Texas, Austin, 1888-97 ; full pro- fessor of applied mathematics from 1897. He was married, July 17, 1888, to Daisy, daughter of J.S. and Julia (Glendy) Moon of Albemarle county, Va. He received the degree of M.C.E. from Cornell university, 1895 ; was a member of the American Mathematical society, and of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His pub- lications include : Prismoidal Formulce (1898) ; TJie Austin Dam (1900) ; Irrigation Systems in Texas (1902) ; Plane and Spherical Trigonometry (1902) ; and contributions to Engineering Neu-s.

TAYLOR, Waller, senator, was born in Lun- enburg county, Va., before 1786. He received a common school education, was admitted to the bar, represented his county in the legislature, and in 1805 moved to Vincennes, Ind. Ter. He was a territorial judge, and when W.H. Har- rison, governor of Indiana, put down the Indian uprising, Judge Taylor served on his staff. He enlisted in the war of 1812, and when Indiana was admitted to statehood he was elected with James Noble one of the fii'st U.S. senators, draw- ing the short term expiring March 3, 1819. He took his seat Dec. 12, 1816, was re-elected for a full term in 1819, and closed his term March 3, 1825. He died in Lunenburg county, Va., Aug. 26, 1826.