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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectWalter D. Lambert
Dates
January 12, 1879 – October 27, 1968
Authorized Form of Name
Lambert, Walter D. (Walter Davis), 1879-
Additional Forms of Names
Lambert, Walter D., 1879-1968
Lambert, Walter Davis
Biography
Abstract
Walter Davis Lambert was a Researcher, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (1911-1949). Other institutional affiliations included the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maine. His research interests included variation of latitude and the physical properties of the earth’s gravity field.
Important Dates
January 12, 1879Birth, New Brighton (New York, N.Y.).
1900Obtained AB, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1901Obtained AM, Harvard University, Cambridge (Mass.).
1901 – 1902Instructor in Mathematics, Purdue University.
1902 – 1904Instructor in Mathematics, University of Maine.
1904 – 1907Mathematician, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington (D.C.).
1908 – 1911Instructor, University of Pennsylvania.
1911 – 1949Researcher (1911-1942); Chief, Gravity and Astronomy Section (1942-1947); and Researcher (1948-1949), United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington (D.C.).
1917 – 1919Officer, United States Army.
1949Member, National Academy of Sciences.
1950 – 1964Consultant, Institute of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography, Ohio State University.
October 27, 1968Death, Washington (D.C.).
Occupation
Geophysicist and mathematician.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Groff, Marjorie Lambert
Sister.
Lambert, Bertha Brown
Wife. Married 1917.
Lambert, Elizabeth Bigelow Davis
Mother.
Lambert, Richard D.
Brother.
Lambert, Walter, Sr.
Father.
Additional
Daly, Reginald Aldworth, 1871-1957
Whitten, Charles Arthur
Zetler, Bernard D.
Institutions
Major Positions
Purdue University. Department of Mathematics
Instructor in Mathematics.
United States. Army
Officer.
United States. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Mathematician; Researcher; and Chief, Gravity and Astronomy Section.
University of Maine at Orono. Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Instructor in Mathematics.
University of Pennsylvania. Department of Mathematics
Instructor.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Harvard University. Department of Mathematics
Obtained AB (1900) and AM (1901).
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
Ohio State University. Institute of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
Consultant.
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey records, 1807-1965 (bulk 1817-1965).
Office of the National Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20408, USA
Subject
Bernard D. Zetler papers, 1945-1991 (bulk 1972-1985).
Mandeville Special Collections Library
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Reginald Dayl papers, 1909-1960.
Archives. Pusey Library
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Published Resources
Subject
"Walter Davis Lambert: 1879-1968", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences