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William Emilius Praeger

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Birthplace: Belfast, UK
Death: August 13, 1936 (72)
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Emilius Praeger and Maria Patterson
Husband of Fanny Praeger
Father of Winifred Birge Praeger; Rosamund Praeger and William Emilius Praeger
Brother of Robert Lloyd Praeger; Sophia Rosamund Praeger; Harry John / Hendrikus Johannes Praeger; Egmont Apjohn Praeger and Owen Maurice Praeger

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About William Emilius Praeger

William Emilius Praeger:

distinguished himself in the
field of biology. Emigrating to the USA c.1884, he graduated from Illinois University in 1900 with a degree in science. He was appointed Professor of Biology and Geology at Kalamazoo College in Michigan in 1905. His early education was in Holywood and then at The Royal Belfast Academical Institute

Professor of Biology. Prepared in Univ. College School, London, England. B. S.; M. S., 1903, Chicago. Counsellor in Graduate Schools, Univ. of Chicago, 1904. Teaching and Lecturing; Instructor Twp. High School, Streator; Lecturer, Univ. Extension, Univ. of Chicago. Prof. Deseret Summer Institute, Logan, Utah.' Article, Birds in Horticulture, from Trans. Ill. State Nort. Soc., Vo1. XXXIII, pub. by Ill. Audubon Soc., 1902. Member Amer. Assn. for Advancement of Science.

marriage https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJC8-NVM

census 1895 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3G-PBW

census 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSZ-Y6D

census 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML5L-XJ7

census 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ3L-N5L

census 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBZ-WXV

death https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQV-5V6

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William Emilius Praeger's Timeline

1863
September 10, 1863
Belfast, UK
1890
December 6, 1890
Keokuk, Lee, IA, United States
1894
May 17, 1894
IA, United States
1901
August 12, 1901
Keokuk, Lee, IA, United States
1936
August 13, 1936
Age 72
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, United States