Background
Brown, Charles Wilson was born on August 11, 1874 in Overton, Nebraska, United States. Son of Review Henry Wheaton and Abbie E. (Wilson) Brown.
Brown, Charles Wilson was born on August 11, 1874 in Overton, Nebraska, United States. Son of Review Henry Wheaton and Abbie E. (Wilson) Brown.
Student Boston University, 1896-1897. Bachelor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1900, Master of Arts, 1901. Student Graduate School, Harvard, 1903-1904.
With United States Geological Survey, 1902-1908. Principal high school, Warren, Rhode Island, 1901-1903. Instructor geology, Lehigh University, South. Bethelehem, Pennsylvania, 1904-1905.
Instructor, assistant, associate professor, professor geology, and head department, Brown University, 1905-1940.
Emeritus professor since 1940. Superintendent Natural Resources Survey of Rhode Island, 1909-1913.
Vice president Rhode Island Ice Company.
Fellow Geological Society America, American Geography Society, Seismological Society America, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Member Providence Engineer Society, American Geophysical Union, Sigma Xi. Clubs: University, Art, Agawam Hunt (Providence).
Married Anne Taft Peirce, June 10, 1908.