Background
Erikson, Henry Anton was born on July 30, 1869 in Mount Morris, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Hemming and Elizabeth (Tommeraas) Erikson.
Erikson, Henry Anton was born on July 30, 1869 in Mount Morris, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Hemming and Elizabeth (Tommeraas) Erikson.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1896, Doctor of Philosophy, 1908. Student of University of Chicago, 1899, Cambridge University, England, 1908-1909.
In science, high school, Rochester, Minnesota, 1896-1897. Instructor physics, 1897-1906, assistant professor, 1906-1914, associate professor, 1914-1915, professor 1915-1938, also chairman of department, professor emeritus, since 1938, University of Minnesota.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Theta Chirurgical Club: Cosmopolitan.
Married Winifred Boynton, of New Lisbon, Wisconsin, June 21, 1899. Children: Hemming (deceased), Elizabeth West., Henry B. Instructor.