Background
Curtiss, Ralph Hamilton was born on February 8, 1880 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of Hamilton Burton and Emily Wheeler (Curtiss) Curtiss.
Curtiss, Ralph Hamilton was born on February 8, 1880 in Derby, Connecticut, United States. Son of Hamilton Burton and Emily Wheeler (Curtiss) Curtiss.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, 1901, Doctor of Philosophy, 1905.
Assistant Astronomical Observatory, University of California, 1900. Member Lick Observatory Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra, 1901. Fellow at Lick Observatory, 1901-1904.
Carnegie assistant, same, 1904-1905.
Astronomer, Allegheny Observatory, 1905-1907. Assistant professor astronomy, 1907-1911, associate professor, 1911-1918, professor, since 1918, University of Michigan, and assistant director Detroit Observatory, director, since 1927.
Principal line of investigation, the properties of stars having bright line spectra in Classes B to A of the Draper Classification.
Member Lick Observatory Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra, 1901.
Married Mary Louise Welton, June 17, 1920.