Background
Byers, Horace Robert was born on March 12, 1906 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Hopkins and Harriet (Ensminger) Byers.
Byers, Horace Robert was born on March 12, 1906 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Hopkins and Harriet (Ensminger) Byers.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1929; S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1932; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1935.
Research assistant, Scripps Institute Oceanography, La Jolla, California, 1932-1933; meteorologist, United States Weather Bureau, Washington, 1935-1940; professor meteorology, University of Chicago, 1940-1965; dean geoscience, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1965-1968; vice president academic affairs, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1968-1974. President, director University Corporation Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, 1960-1965, Gulf Universities Research Corporation, 1966-1974. Member various government advisory committees.
Fellow American Meteorological Society (president 1952-1953, Brooks award 1966, Abbe award 1978), American Geophysical Union (president meteorological section). Member National Academy of Sciences.
Married Frances Isabel Clark, October 6, 1927. 1 child, Henrietta Louise Byers Bilhorn.