Background
Zeleny, John was born on March 26, 1872 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Anthony Herbert and Josephine (Pitka) Zeleny.
Zeleny, John was born on March 26, 1872 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Anthony Herbert and Josephine (Pitka) Zeleny.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1892, Doctor of Philosophy, 1906. Student of University of Berlin, 1897. Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge, England, 1899.
Master of Arts, Yale, 1915.
Instructor physics, University of Minnesota, 1892-1896, assistant professor, 1896-1900, associate professor, 1900-1908, professor and head department, 1908-1915, acting dean Graduate School, 1912-1913. Professor, department chairman and director graduate studies in physics Yale, 1915-1940, emeritus since 1940, lecturer, 1941-1943.
Member American Physical Society, American Philosophical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association University Professors, American Association Physics Teachers, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Berzelius, Aurelian. Club: New Haven Country.
Married Carolyn South. Rogers, June 21, 1905 (died December 13, 1936). Married second, Clara Rogers Dunn, December 26, 1938. Children: Elizabeth Rogers, Henrietta Carolyn.