Background
Saunders, Frederick Albert was born on August 18, 1875 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of William and Sarah Agnes (Robinson) Saunders.
Saunders, Frederick Albert was born on August 18, 1875 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of William and Sarah Agnes (Robinson) Saunders.
Bachelor of Arts, Toronto University, 1895. Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1899.
Margery (Mistress John B. Middleton). Married second, Margaret Tucker, October 21, 1925. Instructor physics, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1899-1901.
Instructor physics.
Syracuse. 1901-1902, associate professor, 1902-1905, professor, 1905-1914. Professor physics, Vassar College, 1914-1919.
Assistant professor physics, Harvard, 1919-1920, associate professor, 1920-1923, professor, 1923-1941, professor emeritus, since 1941. Visiting lecturer in physics, Mount Holyoke, 1942-1948.
Fellow National Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Acoustical Society American (president 1937-1939). Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Grace A. Elder, June 2, 1900. Married second, Margaret Tucker, October 21, 1925. Children: Anthony Elder (deceased 1943), Margery (Mistress John B. Middleton).