Israel Cook Russell; 1852-1906.

Professor of Geology at the University of Michigan, 1892-; Born at Garratsville, New York, 10 December 1852; graduated from University of New York, 1872, and from the School of Mines at Columbia College as a postgraduate. Married J. Augusta Olmsted, 27 November 1886; was a member of the United States Transit of Venus expedition to New Zealand, 1874-1875; assistant professor of geology, School of Mines, Columbia, 1875-1877; assistant geologist to the United States Geographical and Geological Survey West of 100th meridian, 1878; geologist, United States Geological Survey, 1880-.PUBLICATIONS: Lake Lahontan, 1885; The Newark System, 1892; Lakes of North America, 1895; Glaciers of North America, 1897; Volcanoes of North America, 1897; Rivers of North America, 1898; A View of the World in 1900-North America.