Woodward
ROBERT SIMPSON, an American scientist; born in Rochester, Mich., in 1849. He graduated from the Engineering Department versity of Michigan in 187 year until 1882 he was assistant engineer of the United States Lake Survey. tment of the Uni- 1872. From that geographer of the tronomer, From 1884 to 1890 he was astronomer, geographer, and chief g United States Geological Survey. He was an assistant of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1890 to 1893, and from that year until 1905 cal physics at Columbia University. professor of mechanics and mathemati- 1893, and from that year until 1905 was Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1890 to University. cal physics at Columbia Univ From 1895 to 1905 he was dean of the sity. In the latter year he became the School of Pure Science at that univer- From 1895 to 1905 he was dean of the sity. In the latter year he became the sident three institution of Carr Washington. From 1915 he was a member of the Naval Consulting Board. He was also a member of many scientific ber of the Naval Consulting Board. He Washington. From 1915 he was a mem- president of the Carnegie Institution of the societies. He published monographs, reports, and memoirs on scientific subjects. societies. He published monographs, re-