Paul Aloysius Mcnally

Background

Mcnally, Paul Aloysius was born on October 14, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles S. and Martha Virginia (Tully) Mcnally.

Education

Student of University California.

Career

Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1923. Professor mathematics Boston College, 1915-1919. Professor higher mathematics and philosophy, Fordham University, 1919-1921.

Assistant director Georgetown College Observatory, 1925-1928, director, 1928-1942.

Vice president Georgetown University, 1942, regent and dean, School of Medicine, 1946, regent School of Dentistry, 1946-1948, School of Nursing, 1946-1948, director Georgetown University Medical Center, 1946, head physics department, 1954. Director Georgetown Eclipse Expedition, Fryeburg, Maine, 1932.

Georgetown-National Geography Eclipse Expedition, Kustanai The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1936. Member National Geography Society United States Navy Eclipse Expedition Canton Island, South Pacific, 1937, National Geography Society National Bureau Standards Eclipse Expedition, Patos, Brazil, 1940.

Trustee Hospital Service Agency, Group Hospital, Incorporated.

Honorary consultant Surgeon General United States Navy and Army, Public Health Service.

Achievements

• Paul Aloysius Mcnally has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Jesus. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Astronomical Society of England. Member American Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of Pacific, Washington Academy of Science.

Club: Cosmos (Washington).