Background
Rowe, Joseph Eugene was born on March 21, 1883 in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Son of Charles Jacob and Cora (Hoke) Rowe.
Rowe, Joseph Eugene was born on March 21, 1883 in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Son of Charles Jacob and Cora (Hoke) Rowe.
Of Scotch-Irish and Huguenot ancestry. Bachelor of Arts, first honor, Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1930. Student of University of Virginia, 1904-1905.
Fellow in mathematics, Johns Hopkins, 1909-1910, Doctor of Philosophy, 1910.
Instructor in mathematics, Goucher College, 1910-1911, Haverford, 1911-1912, Dartmouth, 1912-1914. Assistant professor, associate professor, and professor mathematics, Pennsylvania State College, 1914-1920. Professor and head department of mathematics, College of William and Mary, 1921-1928, director extension, 1924-1928.
President Clarkson Memorial College of Technology, Potsdam, New York, 1928-1932 (resigned).
Engaged in reseach in social sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 1932-1933. Appointed member Board Veterans Appeals, February 23, 1934.
Assistant physicist National Advisory Committee, Aeronautical, May 1917-February 1918. Chief ballistician, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ordnance Department, United States of America, 1920-1921.
Member Board Veterans Appeals, February 23, 1934.
Married Nina King, September 6, 1911. Children: Joseph Eugene, Richard King.