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- [Aaron] Ludwig KUMLIEN was born
at Sumner, Jefferson county, Mar. 15, 1853.
- In his youth he attended Albion academy
and then took a four years' course in the state university at
Madison. He soon after became an assistant in the United States
fish commission and was also an assistant in the Smithsonian
Institution at Washington, and was special agent on fisheries
of the tenth census. Professor KUMLIEN was associate author
of "North American Food Fishes," with Dr. G. Brown
GOODE, President David S. JORDAN of Leland Stanford
university, Dr. Tareton BEAN and others. He was naturalist
of the Howgate polar expedition, spending two years in the Artic
regions, and Professor BAIRD in a letter says, "KUMLIEN
accomplished more for science than the entire Norse expedition."
- In 1891 Professor KUMLIEN accepted
the position of professor of physics and
- natural history in Milton college,
where he remained till the time of his death. He was a great
taxidermist and furnished ornithological collections for nearly
all the normal schools of the state, besides many outside of
Wisconsin. He also left a fine collection.
- Professor KUMLIEN was employed
in determining collections for the Milwaukee
- public museum in 1886. He contributed
a "Life History of North Atlantic Seals" to Prof. A.
J. Allen's "Monograph of North American Pinnipedia,"
1880; was associate author "North American Food Fishes,"
National museum, 1881-83; a contributor of many scientific papers
in reports of the United States fish commission and Smithsonian
Institution, bulletins of National museum 1876-83; also in publications
entitled, "The Auk, The Nidologist, The Ospry and Forest
and Stream, since 1876 and the author of special census reports
on fisheries of the great lakes, 1883.
- In December, 1892, he married Miss
Annabelle CARR, eldest daughter of Mr. and
- Mrs. J. G. CARR, and she with
three young children survives him.
- The funeral which was largely attended
Saturday afternoon conducted by Dr. PLATTS
- assisted by Pres. DALAND. Rev.
T. W. NORTH, who was raised on a neighboring farm on Albion
prairie gave a sketch of Mr. KUMLIEN's early life. W.
P. CLARKE spoke of his professional career and the pastor
of his religious experience. The college choir furnished the
music. The remains were interred in the Milton cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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