Background
Bobrovnikoff, Nicholas Theodore was born on April 29, 1896 in Russia. Came to the United States, 1924. Naturalized, 1930. Son of Theodore Basil and Helena (Gavriloff) Bobrovnikoff.
Bobrovnikoff, Nicholas Theodore was born on April 29, 1896 in Russia. Came to the United States, 1924. Naturalized, 1930. Son of Theodore Basil and Helena (Gavriloff) Bobrovnikoff.
Student, Institute Mining Engineers, Petrograd, 1917. Student, University Prague, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1927.
Martin Kellogg fellow Lick Observatory, California, 1927-1929. Natural Research fellow University California, 1929-1930. Assistant professor astronomy Ohio Wesleyan University, 1930-1934, associate professor, from 1934.
Associate professor astronomy Ohio State University, 1935-1945, professor, from 1945. Acting director Perkins Observatory, Ohio Wesleyan University, Ohio State University, 1935-1937, director, 1937-1952.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union, History of Science Society, International Astronomical Union, International Geophysical Year, Royal Astronomical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Mildred Gwynne Sharrer, June 25, 1930. Children: David Porter, Jean Inglis, Stephen Peters.