Albert Stowell Flint

Background

Flint, Albert Stowell was born on September 12, 1853 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Simeon and Ellen Rebecca (Pollard) Flint.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1875. Master of Arts, University of Cincinnati, 1880.

Career

Computer United States Naval Observatory, 1881-1883, 1888-1889. Assistant, United States Transit of Venus Commission, 1883-1888. Assistant astronomer, 1889, astronomical, 1904-1919 (emeritus), Washburn Observatory, University of Wisconsin Coöperated with the director of the observatory and others in producing several of the publications of The Washburn Observatory.

Achievements

• Albert Stowell Flint has been listed as a noteworthy astronomer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Married Helen A. Thomas, October 22, 1884.