> It is good to see a fellow chemist online! Yes, we chemists need to stick together. :) The Egles volumes are a wonderful resource and I have used them frequently. For the most part, I have found the information to very pretty good. I have a couple of examples (one involving my Blauch ancestors ... hence perhaps my sensitivity), in which the information has significant errors; hence my earlier comments. It is generally the stories and tales, some from anonymous sources, that I have found most likely to suffer from errors, which is unfortunately because many of these stories are wonderful to read. Thanks for the information about George Bucher Ayres. I'm glad to learn about this very interesting connection. Dave David N. Blauch, Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, Davidson College P.O. Box 1719, Davidson, NC 28036 Tel. (704) 892-2308 FAX (704) 892-2709 http://www.chm.davidson.edu/dablauch/dablauch.html