Background
Lee, Oliver Justin was born on December 16, 1881 in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States. Son of Timan H. and Christine J. (Foss) Lee.
Lee, Oliver Justin was born on December 16, 1881 in Montevideo, Minnesota, United States. Son of Timan H. and Christine J. (Foss) Lee.
Bachelor of Arts, Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis, 1901. Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1907. Master of Science, University of Chicago, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1913.
With Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, 1907-1926. Head department astronomy, director Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University, 1929-1947, emeritus professor and director, since 1947. Lecturer astronomy and navigation University of California at Berkeley, since 1948.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Astronomical Society (London). Member American Astronomical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Levina Baldwin, June 10, 1912.