Dr. Edward F. B. Orton, Ph.D. and LL.D., a prominent geologist, died yesterday in Columbus, Ohio. He was a graduate of Hamilton College and of Lane Seminary, and in 1852-53 was a student in the Lawrence Scientific School. In 1872 he became president of the Ohio State University, where he had for some time been a professor of geology. In 1882 he was made state geologist of Ohio, a position which he has filled ever since. He was also president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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