Pritchett, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1857-1939
Variant namesAstronomer, 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
Biographical Note
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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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Birth 1857-04-16
Death 1939-08-28