JORDAN, jorsdan, Conrad N., American financier: b. New York, 20 April 1830; d. there, 26 Feb. 1903. He entered a printing office, but soon exchanged this for a banking establish ment, was cashier of a New York bank in 1864-80, and in 1880-84 was treasurer of the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad. In Jan. 1851. He was graduated from Cornell University in 1872 and was instructor in botany there 1871-72. He was professor of natural history at Lombard University, Illinois, 1872-73, and taught the same subject in the Indianapolis High School, 1874-75. From 1875 to 1879 he was professor of biology at Butler University, Indianapolis; professor of zoology at Indiana University 1879-85, and president of the last named institution 1885-91. From 1891 to 1913 he was president of Leland Stanford Junior University, and from 1913 chancellor, the office being divided to enable him to undertake in Europe and America work in the interest of international conciliation and peace. In 1906 09 he was International Fish Commissioner for Canada and the United States, having the pur pose- of the unification of the fishing laws of the boundary waters. Since 1909 he has been director of the World Peace Foundation, and has spoken and written largely in opposition to the war system of the world. Beside some
400 scientific monographs and reports, among which may be named
of the Fishes of North America' with C. H. Gilbert (1882) ; enlarged in 1896 with the aid of B. W. Ever mann to 'The Fishes of North and Middle America' ; and 'Report of Fur Seal Investiga tions'; he has published 'Science Sketches' (1896) ; (Footnotes to Evolution) (1898);
perial Democracy' (1899) ; 'Evolution and Ani mal Life) (1908) ; (Animal Life' (1900) ;