Obituary

Felix Benedict Herzog, Ph.D., died at the Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, April 21, 1912, following an operation for an internal disorder with which he had been afflicted. Dr. Herzog was born in New York City December 27, 1859, and was graduated from Columbia University in 1881 with the degree of A. B., LL. B., 1882, A. M., Ph. D., 1883. He was elected an Associate of the A. I. E. E., May 24, 1887, and transferred to the grade of Member July 12, 1887. He was elected a Manager the same year, serving until 1892. He was a prolific inventor, esspecially in the field of signaling devices, and at the time of his death was president of the Herzog Teleseme Company. He was active in art matters, and as a painter was a pupil of Rondel. He was also interested in photography, both technical and artistic, and was an inventor of photographic appliances. While his devotion to art had in a measure taken him out of the electrical field, he will be remembered as taking an active part in the earlier work of the Institute.