Obituary

Cyrus Fogg Brackett, professor emeritus of physics in Princeton University, died on January 29, 1915, in Princeton. Dr. Brackett was born at Parsonfield, Maine, June 25, 1833. He was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1859, and four years later received the degree of M. D. From 1863 to 1864 he was instructor of chemistry at Bowdoin, and professor from 1864 to 1873. Subsequently he was professor at Princeton for thirty-five years. Since 1908 he had been professor emeritus. He was a recipient of the honorary degree LL.D. from Lafayette, Bowdoin and Princeton. Dr. Brackett was one of the early members of the Institute, and served as Manager for the term 1886–89.