Background
Hawkesworth, Alan Spencer was born on August 10, 1867 in New Orleans. Son of William Colomb and Gertrude (Victor) Hawkesworth.
Hawkesworth, Alan Spencer was born on August 10, 1867 in New Orleans. Son of William Colomb and Gertrude (Victor) Hawkesworth.
Taken to England at 4 years of age. Educated Church Missionary College, London. Unmarried.
Went to San Antonio, Texas, 1891. Ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1892. Went to Buenos Aires, South America
Ordained priest, 1894.
English chaplain Sao Paulo and Santos, Brazil, 1893-1897. Rector, Georgetown, Saint Vincent, British West Indies, 1897, Sheridanville, Pittsburgh, 1905-1917.
Mathematician in bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 1917-1923. Has traveled extensively in nearly all countries of world.
Passed through 4 revolutions in South America, and saw heavy fighting in West Indies (Spanish Main) and China Seas.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member of Philosophical Society of Washington, Washington Society Engineers. Member 4th International Mathematics Congress, Rome, 1908.