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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectFrank E. Ross
Dates
April 2, 1874 – September 21, 1960
Authorized Form of Name
Ross, Frank E. (Frank Elmore), 1874-1960
Additional Forms of Names
Ross, F. E., 1874-1960
Ross, Frank Elmore, 1874-1960
Biography
Abstract
Frank Ross was Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at University of Chicago (1942-1960). Other institutional affiliations included Eastman Kodak Company and the International Geodetic Association. His research included the photographic effects on the accuracy in registration of the position of star images, the discovery of new stars, photography of other planets including Mars and Venus, and the introduction of correcting lens systems for use with large reflecting telescopes.
Important Dates
April 2, 1874Birth, San Francisco (Calif.).
1896Obtained BS, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1896 – 1897Teacher of Mathematics and Physics, Mount Tamalpais Military Academy.
1898 – 1899Staff Member, Lick Observatory, University of California.
1900Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Nevada.
1901Obtained PhD in Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley (Calif.).
1901 – 1902Computer, Watson Fund.
1902 – 1903Assistant, Nautical Almanac Office, United States Navy.
1903 – 1905Assistant, Carnegie Institution of Washington.
1905 – 1915Director, International Latitude Station, International Geodetic Association, Gaithersburg (Md.).
1915 – 1924Physicist, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester (N.Y.).
1924 – 1960Associate Professor of Astronomy (1924-1948); Professor of Astronomy (1928-1942); and Emeritus Professor of Astronomy (1942-1960), University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.).
1930Member, National Academy of Sciences.
September 21, 1960Death, Altadena (Calif.).
Occupation
Astronomer.
Places
Birth
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Benton, Margaret J.
First Wife. Married in 1904.
Bischoff, Elizabeth
Second Wife. Married in 1913.
Ross, Anna Olivia Lee
Third Wife.
Colleagues
Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-1995
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Both employed at University of Chicago.
Additional
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), 1881-
Schlesinger, Frank, 1871-1943
Seares, Frederick Hanley
Van de Kamp, Peter, 1901-1995
Institutions
Major Positions
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Assistant.
Eastman Kodak Company
Physicist.
International Geodetic Association
Director, International Latitude Station, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Lick Observatory
Staff Member.
Mount Tamalpais Military Academy
Teacher of Mathematics and Physics.
United States. Navy
Assistant, Nautical Almanac Office.
University of Chicago. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Associate Professor of Astronomy; Professor of Astronomy; and Emeritus Professor of Astronomy.
University of Nevada, Reno
Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Member.
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Mathematics
Obtained PhD (1901).
University of California, Berkeley. Department of Physics
Obtained BS (1896).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
Frank Elmore Ross biographical materials, 1960 and 2012.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Frederick Hanley Seares papers, 1909-1945.
Henry E. Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
Subject
Dedication of McDonald Observatory at Fort Davis, Texas [motion picture] / taken by Peter Van de Kamp.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Francis G. Pease papers, 1850-1937 (bulk 1905-1937).
Henry E. Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
Frank Schlesinger Allegheny Observatory correspondence [microform], 1905-1920.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Mount Wilson Observatory Optical Shop papers, 1903-1938.
Henry E. Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
Yerkes Observatory logbooks and notebooks, 1892-1988.
The Joseph Regenstein Library. Department of Special Collections
University of Chicago
1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Published Resources
Subject
"Frank Elmore Ross: 1874-1960", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences