Background
Tate, John Torrence was born on July 28, 1889 in Lenox, Adams County, Iowa, United States. Son of Samuel Aaron and Minnie Maria (Ralston) Tate.
Tate, John Torrence was born on July 28, 1889 in Lenox, Adams County, Iowa, United States. Son of Samuel Aaron and Minnie Maria (Ralston) Tate.
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1910, Master of Arts, 1912, honorary Doctor of Science, 1938. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Berlin, 1914. Honorary Doctor of Science, Case School of Applied Science, 1945.
1 son, John Torrence. Married second, Madeline Margarite Mitchell, June 30, 1945. Instructor physics, University of Nebraska, 1914-1915, assistant professor, 1915-1916.
Instructor physics, University of Minnesota, 1916-1917, assistant professor, 1917-1918, associate professor, 1919-1921, professor, 1921-1937, dean College Science Literature and Arts, 1937-1943, professor physics since 1943.
Served as First lieutenant signal corps, United States Army, 1917-1918. Fellow Carnegie Institute of Washington. Member American Physical Society (managing editor since 1926, president 1939).
Clubs: Cosmos, Century Association.
Married Lois Beatrice Fossler, December 28, 1917 (deceased). Married second, Madeline Margarite Mitchell, June 30, 1945.