Background
Daniel, John was born on July 6, 1862 in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Son of John and Susan Lee (Winfield) Daniel.
Daniel, John was born on July 6, 1862 in Perry County, Alabama, United States. Son of John and Susan Lee (Winfield) Daniel.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, 1884, Master of Arts, 1885, Doctor of Laws, 1914. Johns Hopkins, 1886-1888. University of Berlin, 1892.
Assistant professor psysics, University of Alabama, 1884-1886. Fellow, 1888, instructor physics, 1889, adjunct professor, 1890-1893, professor, 1894-1939, professor emeritus of physics since 1939, Vanderbilt University Designed and installed the first electric dynamo at Vanderbilt University (before commercial lighting). Discovered depilatory and burning effect of X-Ray, describing same in Science for May, 1896.
Member Jury of Awards, Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Clubs: The Old Oak, The IV, The Faculty.
Married Grace Olive Knight, September 2, 1896. Children: Landon Garland, Ray Knight, John, Harben Winfield, Robert Bradley (deceased), Grace Olive.