Background
Sanford, Fernando was born on February 12, 1854 in Taylor, Illinois, United States. Son of Faxton and Mariah (Bly) Sanford.
Sanford, Fernando was born on February 12, 1854 in Taylor, Illinois, United States. Son of Faxton and Mariah (Bly) Sanford.
Bachelor of Science, Carthage (Illinois) College, 1879, Master of Science, 1882, Bachelor of Science, 1920. Studied with Helmholtz in Berlin, 1886-1888.
Professor physical science, Mount Morris College, 1879-1882. County superintendent schools, Ogle County, Illinois, 1882-1886. Instructor in physics and chemistry, Englewood High School, Chicago, 1888-1890.
Professor physical science, Lake Forest University, 1890-1891.
Professor physics, island Stanford Junior University, 1891-1919, since professor emeritus.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society.
Married Alice East. Crawford, August 12, 1880. Children: Burnett, Alice.