Background
Stromberg, Gustaf was born on December 16, 1882 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Son of Bengt Johan Gustaf Lorentz and Johanna Elisabeth (Noehrman) Stromberg.
Stromberg, Gustaf was born on December 16, 1882 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Son of Bengt Johan Gustaf Lorentz and Johanna Elisabeth (Noehrman) Stromberg.
Preparatory education, Real School, Gothenburg, 1892-1902. Student of University Kiel, Germany, 1904-1905. Candidate of Philosophy, U. Stockholm (Stockholms Högskola), 1915., Licentiate of Philosophy, 1915.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Lund, Sweden, 1916.
Came to the United States, 1916, naturalized, 1922. Instructor in astronomy, U. Stockholm, 1906-1913. Assistant, Stockholm Observatory, 1906-1913.
Astronomer Mount Wilson Observatory, 1917-1946.
Science research work for United States Navy and Air Force 1943-1945.
Member American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Astronomical Union, Royal Astronomical Society, England American Physical Society, Royal Society Sciences Sweden, Sigma Xi. Club: University.
Married Helga Sofia Henning (pen name Sister Benediction), May 11, 1914.