Background
Frye, Royal Merrill was born on May 27, 1890 in Milford, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Barton and Elsie Wiletta (Merrill) Frye.
Frye, Royal Merrill was born on May 27, 1890 in Milford, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Frank Barton and Elsie Wiletta (Merrill) Frye.
Student, New England Conservatory Music, 1906-1908, Harvard Graduate. Graduate div; Graduate School), 1942-1950.
Instructor physics Boston University, 1913-1914, chemistry, 1914-1916. Instructor physics Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1915-1931, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1926-1927, Lincoln Institute, Boston, 1930-1946, 52-61. Member of staff graduate division College Engineering, Northeastern University, 1951-1960.
Instructor physics Boston University, 1931-1936, assistant professor, 1936-1942.
Professor, and department chairman physics Boston University (Graduate School), 1942-1950. Professor physics, head department Simmons College, 1950-1959.
Professor physics, dean (College Advanced Science), Canaan, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1959-1963. President Belknap College, Center Harbor, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1963-1969, chancellor, from 1969.
Wood Products Chemical Company, Incorporated., 1970-1975.
Science consultant Operation Crossroads, Bikini, 1946. Consultant American Advertising Federation, Administrative Management College, Watson laboratories, Children"s Film Society in connection with V-2 firing, 1946.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors (national councillor 1950-1953), Boston University Alumni Association (Vice-President 1954-1956), Village Improvement and History Society of Royalston (president 1976-1978), Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Torch (Boston).
Married Louise Alexander, June 11, 1915 (deceased. Married Virginia May Brigham, May 7, 1970.