Background
Wendell, Oliver Clinton was born on May 7, 1845 in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Oliver Ellsworth and Vienna (Willey) Wendell.
Wendell, Oliver Clinton was born on May 7, 1845 in Dover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Oliver Ellsworth and Vienna (Willey) Wendell.
Graduate Dover High School, 1862, Franklin Academy, 1864. Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, 1868, Master of Arts, 1871, Doctor of Science, 1907.
Assistant in Harvard Observatory, 1868-1869. Civil and hydraulic engineer, 1869-1879. Assistant in Harvard Observatory, 1879-1898, assistant professor, since 1898.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Sarah Butler, July 11, 1870.