Background
DAWSON, Bernhard H was born on September 21, 1890 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America.
DAWSON, Bernhard H was born on September 21, 1890 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America.
Educated Lake Forest Academy. Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1916, Doctor of Science in astronomy, 1933.
Professor; Assistant astronomer in observatory, University Nacional de La Plata, 1912-1914, astronomer, 1916-1934, head of department, since 1934, professor, of astronomy since 1918, acting director of observatory at various times. Delegate, International Congress of Astronomy, Leiden, 1928, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1932. Director, Revista Astronómica, Buenos Aires, 1932-1935.
Member: Asociación Argentina para el Progreso de las Ciencias, Asociación Argentina Amigos de la Astronomía (ex-president), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, American Astronomical Society, American Association of Variable Star Observers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Astronomische Gesellschaft, International Astronomical Union, Rotary (vice-president in La Plata, 1941-1942).