Background
Burckhalter, Charles was born on January 5, 1849 in Taylorsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Adam and Elisabeth Burckhalter.
Burckhalter, Charles was born on January 5, 1849 in Taylorsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Adam and Elisabeth Burckhalter.
Graduate Ottumwa High School, 1866.
Astronomer in charge Chabot Observatory, Oakland, California, since 1885.
Member eclipse expedition from Lick Observatory to Japan, 1896. Member State Earthquake Investigation Commission, 1906. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society.
Married Mary Catherine Nash, September 23, 1878.