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Parker (HERSCHEL CLIFFORD American)

HERSCHEL CLIFFORD, American mountain climber. He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1867, and graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1890. Some years later he explored the Canadian Alps, prospecting, surveying, and studying mineralogy and general physics. He began to teach physics in Columbia University in 1903, and at intervals explored the mountains of Alaska, ascending to the summit of Mt. McKinley, after a previous attempt PARKER in which Frederick A. Cook accompanied him. He has written articles for scientific journals and published "A Systematic Treatise on Electrical Measurements." American composer; born at Auburn- PARKER was educated at Cambridge, and after elected later vice-chancellor. Queen Mary deprived Parker of his offices, and pointed dean of Stoke College in Suffolk, In 1544 he was appointed master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and American composer; born at Auburn- elected later vice-chancellor. Queen dale, Mass., in 1863. He was educated Mary deprived Parker of his offices, and in the United States and Europe and he remained in concealment till the acstudied music at the Royal Conserva- cession of Elizabeth in 1558, by whom tory at Munich. From 1885 to 1887 he he was appointed Archbishop of Canterwas professor of music at the Cathedral bury. While he held this office he had School of St. Paul and Garden City, L. I., the Bible translated from the text of and was organist of Trinity Church from 1888 to 1893. From the latter year he was organist of Trinity Church in Boston. From 1894 he was professor of the theory of music at Yale University. performed at Chester, England, Festiperformed at Chester, England, Festival in July, 1899, and at other festivals in England. He was awarded the Metro- politan Opera prize of $10,000 for the opera "Mona," and the second prize of the same amount given by the National Federation of Women's Clubs for the opera "Fairyland," in 1914. He composed other operas and other music, sacred and secular. Died 1919.