Background
Eastman, Charles Rochester was born on June 5, 1868 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Austin V. and Mary (Scoville) Eastman.
Eastman, Charles Rochester was born on June 5, 1868 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Austin V. and Mary (Scoville) Eastman.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1890, Master of Arts, 1891. Doctor of Philosophy, Munich, 1894.
Alvan G. Clark (famous telescope-maker), 1892. Studied natural science at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and abroad. Served on United States, Iowa, New York, New Jersey, and other state geological surveys.
Taught geology and palæontology in Harvard and Radcliffe colleges
Curator at Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, and professor, University of Pittsburgh, 1910-1913. Engaged in scientific research and editor at American Museum Natural History, New York, since 1913.
Editor American Palæontol. Society; translator of Von Zittel’s Palæontology, 3 volumes, 1900-1902.
Home: New York, New New York
Married Caroline A., daughter