William Hallock

William Hallock (back, right).

William Hallock, Ph. D., D.Pharm. (1857–1913) was an American physicist, born at Milton, New York. [1] He graduated from Columbia College in 1879, and received the degree of Ph.D. from Würzburg, Germany in 1881. [2]

He served as professor of chemistry and toxicology at the National College of Pharmacy in 1889-92, and as physicist of the United States Geological Survey from 1882 to 1891, then returned to Columbia as adjunct professor of physics in 1892. [3]

He became full professor in 1902 and was dean of the faculty of pure science (1906-09). [4]

Professor Hallock wrote Outlines of the Evolution of Weights and Measures and the Metric System (1906).

  1. ↑ Hallcok, William; Hallock, Charles; Hallock, Lucius (1989). A Hallock Genealogy. p. 620.
  2. ↑ Hallcok, William; Hallock, Charles; Hallock, Lucius (1989). A Hallock Genealogy. p. 620.
  3. ↑ Hallcok, William; Hallock, Charles; Hallock, Lucius (1989). A Hallock Genealogy. p. 620.
  4. ↑ Hallcok, William; Hallock, Charles; Hallock, Lucius (1989). A Hallock Genealogy. p. 620.
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