Rush Medical College - Pulse Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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JOHN MERLE COULTEI'

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1tBiograpbx3. 3obn IIDGFIC Qloulter. Piiizsirmxii' oi' LAKE Foiiicsr Uxivi-:n.si'i'v. John Merle Coulter was born in Ningpo, China. November twentieth. 1N5l. His early education was obtained in a private school at Hanover. Indiana. Later. after receiving a course of study in the preparatory department of Hanover College. he entered the college proper. froin which he received the degree of A. B. in IHTO. This same institution has since conferred upon hini the Masters degree and also that of Doctor of Philosophy. After graduating from Hanover he became connected with the United States Geological Survey of the Territories as Botanist under Dr. Hayden. and 5ll911t 'CWO YQQIPS exploring the Yellowstone Park region and the Colorado Mountains. He now began his lifes work as a teacher as Professor ol' Natural Science in Hanover College. which position he occupied until the spring' of IHTH. when. after having taken some special work in the Sunnner School of Harvard University. he becaine identilied with VVabash College as Prolessor ot' Biology. In lfattttlie received the honorary degree of LL. D. from the University of Missouri and ill the following' autunin becanic President of the State University of Indiana which position he resigned to accept the Presidency of Lake Forest University in the tall ol' lstlil. Di: Coulter is best known to the educational world through his text books in Botany which are authoritative works, aniong' which are his Botany of the-Yellowstone Region. Synoptic-al Flora of Colorado twith Professor Por- T91'l. Manual of Rocky Mountain Botany. Hand-Book of Plant Dissection twith Arthur and Barnesl. Grays Man- ual of Botany. sixth edition twith Dr. Watsonl. Report on the Nealley Collection of Texan Plants. Manual of Texan Botanyfand revisions of North Anierican Hypericacezc. Unibelliferae. Cornaceae. Cactaceeef' etc. He has been editor ot' the Botanical Gazette since IHTS. Dr. t'oulter is President of the Indiana Academy ot Science. Secretary and Vice-President ofthe American Associa tion for Advancement Oi'SCl6'1lt'G, President of the Botanical Club of the A. A. A. Meniber ol' American Botanical Club. International Coinniittee on Nonienclature. Linnzcan Society of London etc. etc. He has been special agent in Botany. United States Department oi' Agriculture for seven years and is a member ol the Phi tlaniina Delta and Phi Beta Kappa College Fraternities. 159