University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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12 THE BADGER. DAVID B. FRANKENBURGER, A. M., Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. ' Born in 1845. U. W., 1869. Instructor in U. W., 1869-71. Gracliiated from U. W. College of Law in 1871, and afterivarcls practiced inMilwaul.iee. Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. U. W., sincel1878. EDWARD T. OWEN, A, B., Professor of the French Language and Literature. Born in 1850. Yale, 1872. Studied in Europe, 1874-G. Professor of the French Language and Literature, U. W. since 1878. Professor of French. University - A of California, 18813-7. FRANKLIN H. KING, 2 Professor of Agricultural Physics. Born in 1848. Whitewater Normal School, 1872. Cornell, 1876-78. Professor of Natural Sciences in the River Falls State Normal School, 1878-88. Professor A of Agricultural Physics, U. W., 1888. EDXVARD A. BIRGE, A. M., Ph. D., Professor of Zoology. Born in 1851. Williams Col1ege.18T3. Studied at Harvard, 1873-TIS. Ph. D., Harvard, 1876, Instructor in Natural History. U. W., 1876-TD. Professor of Zoology since 1880. Studied in Germany, 1830-Sl. ALLEN D. CONOVER, C. E., Professor of Civil Engineering. Born in 1851. U. W., 1371. Government work on Wisconsin River, 1875. Instructor in Civil Engineering, U. W., 1875-77. General Engineering in Madison, 1877-78. Professsor of Civil Engineering since 1370. City Surveyor of Madison, 1882-84. Topographer of State Geological Survey. 1874-75. FREDERICK B. POWER, Ph. G., Ph. iii., Professor of Pharmacy and Materia Medica. Born in 1853. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1871. University of Strasburg, Germany, 1880. Prof. of Analytical Chemistry at Philadelphia College of Pharinacv, 1880-83. Prof. of Pliarinacy and Materia Medica, U. W., since 1883. GEORGE B. RANSOM, Passed Assistant Engineer, U. S.'N.. V ' Professor of Steam Engineering. Born in 1851. Oswego, N. Y., Normal School. 1869. United States Naval Academy, 1874. Instructor in U. S. Naval Academy, 1880-83. Professor of Steam Engineering, U. W., 1888. LUCIUS HERITAGE, A. M., . Professor of Latin. Born in 1818. Milton College, 1875. Taught in Milton College. Taught in the St. Paul High School and in Milwaukee, 1875 and 1876. Studi-ed in Gerxnany, 1876-78. Instruc- tor in Latin, U. W., 1878. Assistant Professor, 1882. Went again to Germany in 1883. Professor of Latin, U. W., since 1886. I

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IPACULTIES, INSTRUCTORS AND OFFICERS. ll -IOI-IN E. lb.-XVIE5, A. M., M. D., Professor of Physics. Born in 1839. Lawrence University, 1862. Chicano Medical College, 18498. War, INSME Professor of Natural History :nnl Chemistry, U. W., 12368-75. Professor of Astronomy and Physics. 1875-79. Professor of Physics since 18711. ASAPH H:XI.l,, Ph. lb., Ll.. D., Consulting Director of the Washburn Observatory. Born in 1829. HH1'VR1't1, non-gra.duzLtc. Taught several yezrrs. -Aid :md Professor, U. S Naval Academy since 1862. Consulting Director of the Wsishhurn Observatory. 1387. WILLIAM W. DANIELLS, M. S., Professor of Chemistry. Born in 1840. liflichigan Agricnlturzil College, 186-1. Two yours .lssistztnt Chemist, University of Michigan. Three years, Lawrence Scientific School, Harvzird. Professor -of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, 18138. Professor of Chemistry, 1880. :XD1J0'll1C0ll State iinalyst in 1880. WIl.l..IAM. I-l. ROSENS'1'lf1NGEL, A. M., Professor of the German Language and Literature. Born in 1842. Educated in Germany. Cmne to America in 18135. Taught in St. Louis, 1866-721. Professor of German, University of Wisconsin, since 1879, Honorary Degree, A. M., from lVi1lia.ms College. STEPHEN M. BABCOCK, PI-l. D.. Professor of Ayicultura.lChen1istry. Born in 1843. Tufts, 1866. Studied at Cornell, 187245. Instructor at Cornell till 1877, Studied in Gerinany, 1879 Instructor at Cornell, 1831-2. Chemist New York Experimental Station, 1882-7. Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1887. -IOHN C. FREEMAN, LL. D., Professor of English Literature. Born in 1842. University of Michigan, 1368. Chicago Theological Seminary, 1871. Pri Kinderhook Academy, New York, 1858-60. In Union ,Army during the entire war. Assistant Professor of Greek and Professor of Latin in the University of Chicago, 1868, and afterwards Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature for two years. Professor of English Literature, U. VV., 1879. FLETCHER A. PA RKE R, . Professor of Music. Born in 1842. Boston School of Music, 1868. Non-graduate, Northwestern University and I Western Union College. In Union Army, 1862-64. Studied music in Europe, 1873-5, being also Professor of the Piano in the Royal Normal Academy of Music, London. Dean of the College of Music, Illinois Wes- . leyan University, 1875-78. Instructor in Music, lu. U. W., 1878. Professor of Music since 1880. ncipal

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FACULTIES, INSTRUCTORS AND OFFICERS. 13 CHARLIQS A. VAN VEIZICR, Ph. D., Professor of Mathcnnttics. Born in 1851. Cornell, 1876. Instructor in Mathcinatics at Cornell, 18741-77. Fellow in Mathe- matics at Johns Hopkins, 1878-81. Appointed Instructor in INIZLUIICIIIKUSICS :tt University of Wisconsin in 1881. Assistant Professor, 18831-85. Professor of Matlimliatics since 1885. XVILLIAM H. NVILLIAMS, A. ii., Assistant Professor of Greek and Instructor in Hebrew and Sanskrit. University of XVisconsin. 1876. Instructor in Greek, U. W.. 1870-811. Assistant Professor of Greek since 18821. STIMSON JOSEPH BROWN. Professor of Mathematics, United States Navy. Detailed for duty at the Washburn Observatory. Born in 1851. U. S. Naval Acacleiny, 1S7li. Ens1gn.1S77. Acting Assistant, Coast and Gcodctii: Survey. 18751-81. On duty at U. S. Naval Observatory, 1881-85. Professor' of Matlienmt-ics. U. S. Naval Academy, 18821-87. On special duty at thc Washburn Observatory, 1887-91. STORM BULL, Mech. li., Professor of 'Mechanical Engineering. Hom in 1856. Polytechnic Institute at Zurich, Switzerland, 1877. Caine to Madison in 18711 Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, U. XV., 1879. Assistant Pro- fessor, 1885-86. Professor since 1886. CH.-iRI.15s R. BARNES, A. M., Ph. D., ' Professor' of Botany. Born in 1858. Hanover, 1877. Taught for three years. Attended the Summer School of Botany at Harvard during 1879 and 1880. Professor of Botany and Geology at Purdue University, Indiana, 1880-85. Studied at Harvard. 1885-86. Professor of Botany, U. W., since 1887. , I GEORGE C. COMSTOCK, Ph. B., LL. B., Professor of Astronomy, Associate Director of the Washburn Observatory. Born in 1855. University of Michigan,1877. College of Law, U. W., 1883. Assistant in the Observatory at Ann Arbor, 1877-8. Assistant Engineer on the improvement of the Upper Mississippi,1878-9. Assistant in the Washburn Observatory. 1879-83. Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Ohio State University, 1885-7. Professor of Astronomy and Associate Director of the Wash- burn Observatory since 1887. CHARLES R. VAN HISE, M. S., Professor of Mineralogy and Petrography. Born in 1857. U W., 1879. Instructor in U. W., 1879-83. Assistant Professor of Metallurgy, 1883. Professor of Meta11urgy.1886. Commissioned Assistant U. S. Geologist in the Department of Microscopic Lithology and Field Geology in 1883. U. S. Geological Survey, 1888. Present chair, 1888. X