Background
Ostrander, John Edwin was born on March 20, 1865 in Slingerlands, New York, United States. Son of John and Catharine (Van Den Bergh) Ostrander.
Ostrander, John Edwin was born on March 20, 1865 in Slingerlands, New York, United States. Son of John and Catharine (Van Den Bergh) Ostrander.
Bachelor of Arts and Civil Engineer, Union College, New York, 1886, Master of Arts, 1889.
Engineer sewer construction, West Troy, New York, 1886. Assistant engineer C.G.W. Railway, 1887. Engineer in state engineering department of New York, 1888-1891.
Instructor civil engineering, Lehigh University, 1891-1892.
Professor civil engineering and mechanic arts and irrigation engineer, Experiment Station, University of Idaho, 1892-1897. Professor mathematics and civil engineering Massachusetts State College, 1897-1935, professor emeritus, since 1935.
Meteorologist, Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, 1897-1928. Acting professor astronomy, Amherst, 1900, 01, 07.
Member Committee Northern 6 on Mathematics in Technology Secondary Schools of the United States for International Commision on Teaching of Mathematics. Member Public Safety Committee, 1917.
Married Sarah C. Cowan, September 26, 1888. Children: Katharine, John Edwin.