Background
Stearns, Charles Edward was born on January 19, 1920 in Billerica, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert Warren and Frances Mansell (Judkins) Stearns.
Stearns, Charles Edward was born on January 19, 1920 in Billerica, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Albert Warren and Frances Mansell (Judkins) Stearns.
AB, Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts, 1939. AM, Harvard University, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, 1950.
Doctor of Laws, University Massachusetts, N. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, 1962.
Assistant in geology, Tufts U., 1941-1942; instructor in geology, Tufts U., 1942-1945; assistant professor geology, Tufts U., 1945-1951; associate professor geology, Tufts U., 1954-1957; professor, Tufts U., 1957-1987; dean College of Liberal Arts, Tufts U., 1954-1967, 68-69; assistant professor geology, Harvard University, 1951-1954.
Secretary Examiner Club Boston, 1955-1984. President, 1966-1968, treasurer 1976-1978 First Parish Church in Billerica. President Bennett Public Library.
Association, 1954, Billerica History Society, 1968-1978, 88-90. Chairman Billerica History Commission, 1974-1992. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Colonial Society Massachusetts, Geological Society of America, Institute Italian Paleontology, International Association for Quaternary Research, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Upsilon.
Married Helen Louise Hurley Stearns, December 17, 1942 (deceased October 1983). Children: Jonathan, Martha Pendleton, Rebecca C., Carola H., Jeremie (deceased), Kate A.