Carroll Mason Sparrow

Background

Sparrow, Carroll Mason was born on January 10, 1880 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Leonard Kip and Anne Elizabeth Temple (Magill) Sparrow.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1908, Doctor of Philosophy, 1911.

Career

With United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1901-1907. Adjunct Professor physics, University of Virginia, 1911-1917, associate professor, 1917-1920, professor, since 1920.

Achievements

• Carroll Mason Sparrow has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as captain Air Service (science and research division), United States of America, July 31, 1918-September 3, 1919. Fellow American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Married Lettice Latane, December 14, 1912.

Father:

Leonard Kip Sparrow

Mother:

Anne Elizabeth Temple (Magill) Sparrow

Spouse:

Lettice Latane