Background
Anderson, John August was born on August 7, 1876 in Rollag, Minnesota, United States. Son of Brede and Ellen Martha (Berg) Anderson.
Anderson, John August was born on August 7, 1876 in Rollag, Minnesota, United States. Son of Brede and Ellen Martha (Berg) Anderson.
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1891-1893. State Normal School, Moorhead, 1893-1894. Bachelor of Science, Valparaiso College, 1900.
Doctor of Philisophy, Johns Hopkins, 1907.
Associate professor astronomy, Johns Hopkins, 1908-1916. Physicist at Mount Wilson (California) Observatory, 1916-1943, retired 1949. Executive officer Observatory Council, California Institute Technology, since 1928.
Associate editor American Optical Journal.
Member American Optical Society, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Seismological Society, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, National Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: University.
Married Josephine Virginia Barron, June 9, 1909.