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Astronomer, superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From the description of Henry S. Pritchett papers, 1876-1967 (bulk 1900-1939). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061298

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1857, Apr. 16 Born, Fayette, Mo. 1875 A.B., Pritchett Institute, Glasgow, Mo. 1878 1880 Assistant astronomer, United States Naval Observatory 1880 1881 Assistant to his father, Carr Waller Pritchett, Morrison Observatory, Glasgow, Mo. 1881 Appointed assistant professor of astronomy and mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 1882 Second in command to Edwin Smith, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey expedition to New Zealand to observe the transit of Venus 1883 Named professor of astronomy and director of the observatory, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 1889 Headed expedition to California to observe the solar eclipse, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 1894 1895 Studied astronomy, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, receiving a doctorate 1897 Appointed superintendent, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1900 1905 President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.1905 Submitted to Andrew Carnegie a plan to establish a fund to provide retiring allowances for professors Served with the Charles River Basin Commission, the Lighthouse Board, and the Immigration Commission 1906 Published What Is Religion? Boston: Houghton, Mifflin 1906-1930 President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1911 1930 Trustee, Carnegie Corp. of New York (president, 1920-1923) 1930 Retired as president emeritus, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1933 President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 1939, Aug. 28 Died, Santa Barbara, Calif From the guide to the Henry S. Pritchett Papers, 1876-1967, (bulk 1900-1939), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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