Background
Corrigan, Severinus John was born on January 8, 1852 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of John and Ann Corrigan.
Corrigan, Severinus John was born on January 8, 1852 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of John and Ann Corrigan.
Family removed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1862. Educated Troy, New York, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Collegeville, Minnesota.
Paul, Minnesota, September 2, 1884, Helena C. Birmingham. Studied law several years in Saint Paul. Then studied natural sciences 6 years.
Especially astronomy, physics, chemistry and geology.
Assistant in office of America Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, Bureau of Navigation, United States Navy Department, 1879-1887. Made special studies in electrical science.
Advanced new Kinetic theory of gases. Author: The Constitution and Function of Gases, the Nature of Radiance and the Law of Radiation (3 parts), 1895, 1896, 1897, Pioneer Press Company, Saint Paul.
Has contributed numerous papers of original research in astronomy and physics to technical journals.
Address: 475 Hopkins Saint, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Married Saint