Background
Possum, Peter Ever was born on August 30, 1895 in Meridean, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ole Johnson and Lena (Nelson) F.
Possum, Peter Ever was born on August 30, 1895 in Meridean, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ole Johnson and Lena (Nelson) F.
AB, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1919; AM, University of Wisconsin, 1923.
Assistant professor, St. Olaf College, 1923-1930; associate professor, St. Olaf College, 1930-1942; professor, St. Olaf College, 1942-1965; department chairman, St. Olaf College, 1945-1965; dean of college, St. Olaf College, 1951-1952; lecturer, Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) U., 1965-1992. Lecturer physics University of Minnesota, 1943-1944.
Member Northfield City Council, 1940-1944, School Board, 1945-1957. Member American Physical Society, American Association Physics Teachers, Optical Society of America, Minnesota Academy of Sciences, Rotary, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha.
Married May Battles, August 16, 1925 (deceased 1936). 1 child, James Richard. Married Almeda Anderson, June 30, 1937.
Children: John Anthony, Steven Paul.