Volume biographical sketch

Beatus wrote two biographical sketches shortly after Erasmus death in 1536 one preceded the edition of Origen (1536), the other, addressed to Charles V, was placed at the beginning of the Opera Omnia published by the Froben Press in 1540. Both texts are in Allen, volume 1. 

Try as we might, neither David nor I could convince George that this decision was anything but final. So, in this, the first volume of Advances post Hammond, we recognize his many contributions. Several years ago, we held a symposium in George s honor at the Center for Photochemical Sciences. Below, in part, is the biographical sketch prepared for that symposium. 

American Society of Civil Engineers. 1972 and 1991. Biographical Dictionary of American Civil Engineers. (2 vols.) New York American Society of Civil Engineers. These volumes provide biographical sketches that emphasize the engineering accomplishments of individual engineers born before 1900. 

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