(Born: Utica, New York, U.S.A., 1856; Died: Balitmore, Maryland, U.S.A., 1894) American crystallographer & mineralogist.

Williams was educated at Amherst, graduating in 1878. He then went on to Heidelberg, receiving his Ph.D. in 1882. In 1891, he became professor of inorganic geology at Johns Hopkins University.

Biographical references: ABA: I 1749, 22-23. • Adams, Dictionary of American Authors, 1904: 426. • American Geologist: 15 (1895), no. 2, 69-81, plate 3 (portait) [by J.M. Clarke]. • Barr, Index to Biographical Fragments, 1973: 281. • Bulletin of the Geological Society of America: 6 (1894), 432-40, plate 27 (portrait). • DAB: 10, pt. 1, 263. • Elliott, Biographical Index, 1990: 247. • Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. • Proceedings of the Geological Society, London: 1895, p. lii-liii. • Sarjeant, Geologists, 1980: 3, 2429. • WBI. • Who Was Who in America: Historical volume, 654. • Williams, T., Biography of George H. Williams. New York, 1896. [1]-150 p.

1. English, 1890 [First edition].
Elements | of | Crystallography | For Students Of Chemistry Physics | And Mineralogy | by | George Huntington Williams PhD | Professor In The Johns Hopkins University | [ornament] | New York | Henry Holt And Company | 1890.

8°: [i]-viii, [1]-250 p., frontispiece, illus., folding plate, diagrs. Bibliography, p. vii-viii.

Scarce. A well recieved elementary textbook of crystallography, stressing morphological aspects, mensuration, and preparation of drawings. It was long a standard beginner's text.

Contents: Preface. Bibliography. I. Crystal Structure. II. General Prnicpals of Crystallography. III. The Isometric System. IV. The Tetragonal System. V. The Hexagonal System. VI. The Orthorhombic System. VII. The Monoclinic System. VIII. The Triclinic System. IX. Deduction of all Theoretically Possible Classes of Crystal Forms. X. Crystal Aggregates. XI. Imperfections of Crystals. Appendix: On Zones, Projection and the Construction of Crystal Figures. Index.

Bibliographical references: Dana's 7th (Bibliography). • NUC.

2. English, 1891 [2nd edition].
Elements | of | Crystallography | For Students Of Chemistry Physics | And Mineralogy | by | George Huntington Williams PhD | Professor In The Johns Hopkins University | Second Edition, Revised And Enlarged. | [ornament] | New York | Henry Holt And Company | 1891.

8°: [i]-x, [1]-250 p., 383 illus. Scarce.

Bibliographical references: NUC.

3. English, 1892 [3rd edition].
Elements | of | Crystallography | For Students Of Chemistry Physics | And Mineralogy | by | George Huntington Williams PhD | Professor In The Johns Hopkins University | Third Edition, Revised And Enlarged | [ornament] | New York | Henry Holt And Company | 1892.

8°: [i]-x, [1]-270, [1]-8 p., frontispiece (colored crystal drawings), 383 illus. Page size: 185 x 124 mm.

Contents: [i-ii], Title page, verso "Copyright 1890."; [iii]-v, "Preface."; [vi], Blank.; vii, "Contents."; [viii], Blank.; ix-x, "Bibliography."; [1]-235, Text.; [236], Blank.; 237-266, "Appendix."; 267-270, "Index."; [1]-8, "The American Science Series." (Advertisements for books).

Scarce. Somewhat expanded edition covering the same material as the first edition.

Bibliographical references: Dana's 7th (Bibliography): 83. • NUC.

4. English, 1899 [Reissue].
Elements of Crystallography for Students of Chemistry, Physics and Mineralogy. London: Macmillan & Co., 1899.

8°: [i]-x, [1]-270, [1]-8 p., frontispiece (colored crystal drawings), 383 illus.

Scarce. The text is Identical to the third edition (New York, 1892).

Bibliographical references: NUC.

5. English, 1906.
Elements of crystallography, for students of chemistry, physics and mineralogy, by George Huntington Williams. 3d ed. rev. and enl. New York, Holt, 1906.

x, 270 p. col. front., illus., fold. plate, tables, diagrs. Very scarce.

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