Background
Brasch, Frederick Edward was born on December 18, 1875 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Otto Wilhelm and Carolyn E. (Johannsen) Brasch.
Brasch, Frederick Edward was born on December 18, 1875 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Son of Otto Wilhelm and Carolyn E. (Johannsen) Brasch.
Special student Stanford University, 1897-1899, University of California, 1899-1901. Studied privately, 1905-1912. Harvard, 1916; honorary Master of Science, Ramsay Institute Technology, 1926.
Assistant observer, Harvard College Observatory, 1903-1904. Computer, Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, California, 1905. Assistant, Library of Stanford University, 1912-1916.
Assistant reference librarian, John Crerar Library, Chicago, 1917-1921.
Reference librarian James Jerome Hill Reference Library, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1921-1922. Bibliographical research, National Research Council, Washington, District of Columbia, 1922-1923.
Acting librarian Department Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1923-1924. Secretary history of science section, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1920-1928.
Member communications of Bibliography, International Astronomical Union from 1922.
Secretary Sir. Isaac Newton Commemoration, 1927. Chief scientific collection, Library of Congress, 1925-1943.
Consultant in the history of science, 1944-1948.
Consultant in bibliography, Stanford University from 1948. Delaware of Library of Congress of Tercentenary Celebration of Birth of Isaac Newton, Longon, 1946.
Member History of Science Society (treasurer-correspondent secretary 1924-1937), American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of Pacific, American Antiquarian Society.
Married Winnifred East. Orpin, August 5, 1903 (died June 11, 1938). Children: Carolyn Mildred, Maxwell Frederick.