Background
Hayford, John Fillmore was born on May 19, 1868 in Rouse’s Point, New York, United States. Son of Hiram and Mildred Alevia (Fillmore) Hayford.
Hayford, John Fillmore was born on May 19, 1868 in Rouse’s Point, New York, United States. Son of Hiram and Mildred Alevia (Fillmore) Hayford.
C.E., Cornell University, 1889. Doctor of Science from George Washington University, 1918.
Appointed computer United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, June 1889. Assistant astronomer to International Boundary Commission United States and Mexico, in charge of one of field parties, 1892-1893. Aid and later assistant United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1894-1895.
Instructor civil engineering, Cornell Univercity, 1895-1898. Expert computer and geodesist, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1898-1899, and inspr. of geodetic work and chief of computing div., 1900-1909. Director College Engineering, Northwestern University, September 1, since 1909.
Member National Advisory Committee for Aeronatuics, 1915-1923. Research associate Carnegie Institution of Washington, District of Columbia.
Married Lucy Stone, October 11, 1894.