Background
Ellerman, Ferdinand was born on May 13, 1869 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of Mathias and Rosa Augusta (Fleischbein) Ellerman.
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Ferdinand Ellerman
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Education
Education high school, Belleville, Illinois, and special studies University of Chicago. Honorary Master of Arts, Occidental College, 1927.
Career
In mercantile business, 1885-1892. Assistant, Kenwood Observatory, 1892-1895, Yerkes Observatory, 1895-1901. Instructor in astrophysics, 1901-1904, assistant astronomer, 1905-1915, astronomer, 1915-1937, Mount Wilson Observatory of Carnegie Institution, Washington, District of Columbia.
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Married Hermine Louise Hoenny, May 16, 1895. Children: Leola, Louise.
