The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-03-06
Death Of Professor Baolla,

we regret 10 learn Ol the demise II
Newport, II. l., Of Alexandrc DalIas
Bacho. ILL.,: ID II great grandson Of DIR
Benjamin Frankln, the renowned phil
osophcr, statesman, and revolutionary
patriot. HIS grandfather Itichan
Dschc. born in England, cmigratrd > tc
the United States, and married the
daughter OF DR.. t'ransiju. lie succeed
cd the Doctor ms Postmaster Genrtbi o
the United States in l77G, and died IL
III, aged rs. llls son, Bcniami,
| Franklin Bachc. was the editor oft,hc
celebrated Aurora, an opposition paper,
during :hc administrations Of WaslGug-
ton and Adams. Alexander Dayas
Bachc, and his brother Franklin Bichc
| hardly less eminent as man Of A:iclicc,
Ehavc in striking manner. illustrated shc
fame Of this remarkable family.
The subject Of the prcs"':, memoir was
born in Philadelphia, july 10, 1907, and
was therefore not quite 50 years Of age
Mt the time of his last illness Educated
at the United States military acaucmv
at West Poiuf, he graduated with the
highest honors, and became lieutenant
Of engineers Of fertilization in 1925, in
which capacity he served two years, re-
signing his commission in tho year 1927
TO accept the position Of Professor OF
Mathematics in lhe University of Penn.
sylvania. Here he remained until lSi! P,
when he was chosen by the PHILADELPHIA
Board OF Controllers Of tho pnllic
Schools Principal Of The Central lIial,
Sclnnl.
After service OF mol quito two years
he resigned his post aud returned 10 Tue
more conecnial pro(cssorship OF natural
philosophy and chemistry in The Uuivcr;
slly, in 1912, and remained there about
Il year. rcsigning in the year 1913 to
fill the post of President Of Girard COL
lcg", III which capacity he had previously
Visited Europe to examine the systems
Of instruction there, the results Of which
have been published in large volume.
In 1883 he edited an edition Of Brew
s'rr's Optics with notes. In 1917 he
published il three volumes, Svn.. o.
servntions at The Magnetic and Meteor
ol"gical Observatory Of Glrar? College
from 1910 to lS45, with one volume Of
plates. La 1858 he was appointed s,t
prrmtcndcnt of the United Sli,cs C1as5
Survey, which post he held until ,hig
death
Professor Baclc was a member oi iil'i;' lni%;'
principal scicn'ihr soci",ics Of The world
and received the medal OF The British
Royal Geographical Society in 1853.
Tic was one Of The founders and most
jealous members Of the a merican Asso.
cation for the Advancement Of Science:
also one Of tho scientific faculty Of The
Smithsonian institution at Washington,
and or the Scientific Board under whose
auspices the famous Dudley As,ronomi.
cal Observatory at Albany, New Yolk,
was built and fitted up. Aside from
The works above mentioned, his
papers will be found scattered through
The Journal of the Franklin Institute,
Proceedings Of the American ASsocia-
ton for tho Advancemcnt OF Science,
Journal Of the American Philosophical
Society, American Joarnal of Science,
md Proceedings Of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science.
He nl wrote the an,lnl report to
ihc unitcd S alcs Treasury Department
on weights and measures from 1914 to
1856 inclnsive.- IPaSttnytom R'pnLH.
CuH.