Distinguished men of Philadelphia and of Pennsylvania . ^ ? publication to meet the newspaper de- i i 3 1 mand for illustration. ^ 1 i 1 f The achievements of men of Phila- delphia and of Pennsylvania have been i g 3 I indelibly written in the history of the t 6 -itS has patriotism been more manifest. 1 § ^ 1 Much encouragement has been given the t 1 publisher to undertake the compilation 1 i of this volume. \ 1 i 1 ^ Biograp]^j§al^3J, ; th^^ . ^ionk, contains 5 1 salient faci^* jCurVj-i^hed* ljy.*thesubjects 1 P ^ i themselves. :•,.; ::•..: ; .., 1 p i ? • •• ••••^a j» ! 1 ^ The chief aim;•^{


Distinguished men of Philadelphia and of Pennsylvania . ^ ? publication to meet the newspaper de- i i 3 1 mand for illustration. ^ 1 i 1 f The achievements of men of Phila- delphia and of Pennsylvania have been i g 3 I indelibly written in the history of the t 6 -itS has patriotism been more manifest. 1 § ^ 1 Much encouragement has been given the t 1 publisher to undertake the compilation 1 i of this volume. \ 1 i 1 ^ Biograp]^j§al^3J, ; th^^ . ^ionk, contains 5 1 salient faci^* jCurVj-i^hed* ljy.*thesubjects 1 P ^ i themselves. :•,.; ::•..: ; .., 1 p i ? • •• ••••^a j» ! 1 ^ The chief aim;•^{)WQver,.is;to put into the ^-it^e American t ^ publishers, reproductions in half-tones 3 1 of recent photographs of men prominent 1 g ^ * in the commercial, professional, official, 1 P 11 1 1 political and social activity of the Stateof Pennsylvania. :| i i W ^ . »..........<..«,.....<.......^,^ww^^^^:^r^^i*^/^^w-^r^r^r^n^^^. SMITH, EDGAR FAHiS, provost of U. of Penna. and prof, of chemistry; b. York. Pa., May ; s. Gibson and Susan E. (Fahs) Smith: Penna. 1874; Univ. Goettingen. ; Hon. degrees, , Univ. of Pa., 1899: (Wisconsin. 1904; Univ. of Penna., 1906; , 1906: Franklin & Marshall, 1910; Rutgers Coll, 1911: Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1912; Univ. of , 1912; Princeton Univ., 1913). (Muhlenberg. 1911). (Univ. of Penna., 1899:Dublin Ireland, 1912). Instructor in chemistry, U. ot P., 1876-1881; prof, chemistry MuhlenbergColl., 1881-1883: prof, ot chem. Wittenberg Coll., 1883-1888; prof, cheni. U. of 1S8S to date; viceprovost U. o{ P., 1898-1910; provost, 1910 to date; pres. Wistar Inst.; mem. University, Rittenhouse,Lenapa and Franklin Inn Clubs, Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Xi; author of many books on chemistry andmember of many saientlfic organizations; office, U. of Penna., Phila.


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