Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901

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Biographical Note: First professor of physics at the Johns Hopkins University. He married Henrietta Harrison in 1890, and they had three children Harriet, Henry, and Davidge.

From the description of Rowland (Henry Augustus) papers, 1793-1970. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 49310918

Henry Augustus Rowland was a physicist and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1896.

From the description of Scrapbook, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 154298215

From the guide to the Henry Augustus Rowland scrapbook, [n.d.], n.d., (American Philosophical Society)

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referencedIn Liebig, Gustav A. (Gustav Adolph), 1861-1897. Gustav A. Liebig collection, 1886-1887. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Cleveland Abbe papers, 1851-1952. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Crew, Henry, 1859-1953. Papers [microform], 1833-1967, (bulk 1880-1940) American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Rowland reprints, 1793-1900. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Pindell, David Sterrett, b. 1875. David Sterrett Pindell notebook, 1896-1897. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Meggers, William F. (William Frederick), 1888-1966. Addition to papers, 1870-1973 (bulk: 1906-1966). American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn American Physical Society. Meeting (1976 : Washington, D.C.). Bicentennial session on the history of pioneering American physicists [sound recording] / 1976 April 28. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Crew, William Henry, 1899-. Henry Crew at Northwestern University: A memoir, 1975. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988. Oral history interview with I. I. Rabi, 1963 December 8. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Barker, George F. (George Frederick), 1835-1910. Papers, 1870-1890. University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
referencedIn Wiegand, Henry Hazlehurst, 1858-1943. Henry Hazlehurst Wiegand papers, 1876-1906. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901. Scrapbook, [n.d.]. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901. Rowland (Henry Augustus) papers, 1793-1970. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Henry Augustus Rowland scrapbook, [n.d.], n.d. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Niels Bohr Library. The Emilio Segrè visual archives, P-S, [ca. 1870]-9999. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Ames, Joseph Sweetman, 1864-1943. Joseph Sweetman Ames papers, 1888-1968. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Bliss, William Julian Albert, 1867-1940. W.J.A. Bliss papers, 1892-1927. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Babcock, Horace W. Diffraction gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory, 1984. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Rowland, Henry Augustus, 1848-1901. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
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associatedWith Abbe, Cleveland, 1838-1916. person
associatedWith American Physical Society. Meeting (1976 : Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ames, Joseph Sweetman, 1864-1943. person
associatedWith Babcock, Horace W. person
associatedWith Barker, George F. (George Frederick), 1835-1910. person
associatedWith Bliss, William Julian Albert, 1867-1940. person
associatedWith Carhart, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1844-1920. person
associatedWith Crew, Henry, 1859-1953. person
associatedWith Crew, William Henry, 1899- person
associatedWith Dibner, Bern, person
associatedWith Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. person
associatedWith General Electric Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938. person
associatedWith Hasselberg, B. (Bernhard), 1848-1922. person
associatedWith Hastings, Charles Sheldon, 1848-1932. person
associatedWith Johns Hopkins University. corporateBody
associatedWith Liebig, Gustav A. (Gustav Adolph), 1861-1897. person
associatedWith Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899. person
associatedWith Meggers, William F. (William Frederick), 1888-1966. person
associatedWith Mendenhall, Thomas C. (Thomas Corwin), 1841-1924. person
associatedWith Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931. person
associatedWith Nichols, E. L. (Edward Leamington), 1854-1937. person
associatedWith Niels Bohr Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Northrup, Edwin F. (Edwin Fitch), b. 1866. person
associatedWith Pindell, David Sterrett, b. 1875. person
associatedWith Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988. person
associatedWith Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927. person
associatedWith Silliman, Justus M. (Justus Mitchell), 1842-1896. person
associatedWith Stokes, George Gabriel, 1819-1903. person
associatedWith Trowbridge, John, 1843-1923. person
associatedWith Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Wiegand, Henry H. person
associatedWith Wiegand, Henry Hazlehurst, 1858-1943. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Subject
Diffraction gratings
Electrical engineers
Electricity
Hall effect
Hydroelectric generators
Physicists
Physicists
Physics
Reactance (Electricity)
Thermoelectricity
Occupation
Electric engineers
Physicists
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Birth 1848-11-27

Death 1901-04-16

German,

English

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