Augustus Henry Fox

Background

Fox, Augustus Henry was born on September 28, 1902 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States. Son of Ferdinand Henry and Mary Josephine (Troll) Fox.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Adelbert College, Western Reserve U., 1925. Master of Arts in Physics, Oberlin College, 1927. Master of Arts in Mathematics, Harvard, 1929.

Doctor of Philosophy, Yale, 1935.

Career

Elizabeth (Mistress Norman Lester Dobyns). Instructor, Oberlin College, 1925-1927, Harvard, 1927-1929, Yale, 1931-1932. Professor Union College, Schenectady, 1929-1968, department chairman mathematics, 1958-1967.

Trustee Dudley Observatory.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, American Rocket Society, American Association University Professors, Federation American Scientists (chairman 1958-1959), Mathematics Association American, American Nuclear Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Gamma Delta. Member Reformed Church (elder). Club: Edison (Schenectady).

Connections

Married Katharine Bird Eckert, September 8, 1928.

Father:

Ferdinand Henry Fox

Mother:

Mary Josephine (Troll) Fox

Spouse:

Katharine Bird Eckert