Background
Smith, Arthur George was born on November 27, 1868 in Wayne, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Alvord and Margaret (Young) Smith.
Smith, Arthur George was born on November 27, 1868 in Wayne, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Alvord and Margaret (Young) Smith.
Bachelor of Philosophy, State University of Iowa, 1891, Master of Arts, 1894. Graduate student Cornell Univercity, University of Gottingen, Germany, and University of Cambridge, England.
Instructor in mathematics, 1893-1896, assistant professor, 1896-1904. Professor mechanics and physics, 1904-1909, professor and head of department of mechanics, 1909-1911, professor and head department of mathematics and astronomy, since 1911, State University of Iowa. Home: Iowa City, Iowa.
Married Grace Otis Partridge, August 18, 1896.