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Clarke (FRANK WIGGLES- WORTH)

FRANK WIGGLES- WORTH, an American scientist; born in Boston, Mass., March 19, 1847. He was graduated at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard, in 1867; was Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Cincinnati from 1874 to 1883, and in 1883 became chief chemist of the United States Geological Survey and honorary curator of minerals, United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. He was a member of many domestic, foreign, and international commissions and scientific societies, received several honorary degrees and medals, and published numerous books and papers on chemical, mineralogical, and geological topics.