Background
Stommel, Henry Melson was born on September 27, 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Stommel, Henry Melson was born on September 27, 1920 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1942. Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University, 1970. Doctor of Science (honorary), Gothenburg University, Sweden, 1964.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1970.
Instructor mathematics and astronomy Yale University, New Haven, 1942-1944. Research associate physical oceanography Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Oceanographic Institute, 1944-1959, oceanographer, 1978-1992. Professor oceanography Harvard University, Boston, 1960-1963, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963-1978.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Astronomical Society, Royal Society London, Academy of Sciences France, Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Married Elizabeth Stommel. Children: Abigail S. Adams, Elijah, Matthew.