Background
Timoshenko, Stephen was born on December 23, 1878 in near Kiev, Russia. Son of Prokop and Jozefina (Sarnavskaja) Timoshenko.
Timoshenko, Stephen was born on December 23, 1878 in near Kiev, Russia. Son of Prokop and Jozefina (Sarnavskaja) Timoshenko.
Graduate Institute of Engineers of Ways of Communication, Russia, 1901. Doctor of Science, Lehigh University, 1936. Doctor of Engineering, Michigan University, 1938.
Doctor of Engineering, I’Ecole Polytechnique, Zurich, 1948, Technische Hochschule, Munchen, 1948, University of Zagreb, 1956.
Doctor of Laws, University of Glasgow, 1951.
Came to United States, 1922, naturalized, 1927. Instructor Institute of Engineer of Ways of Communication, 1902-1903. Assistant professor Polytechnical Institute, Saint St. Petersburg, Russia, 1903-1906.
Professor Polytechnical Institute, Kiev, 1906-1911, Electrotechnical and Polytechnical Institute, Saint St. Petersburg, 1912-1917, Polytechnical Institute, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1920-1922.
Research engineer Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, 1923-1927. Professor of engineering mechanics, University of Michigan, 1927-1936.
Professor of theoretical and applied mechanics Stanford, 1936-1944, emeritus. Corresponding member Academy Sciences (Russia), Academy Technology Sciences (Poland).
Corresponding member French Academy Sciences since 1939.
Member American Philosophical Society, 1939. Member National Academy Sciences, 1940. Foreign; Member Greek Orthodox Church.
Married Alexander Archangelskaja, March 3, 1902. Children: Anna (Mistress F. Hetzelt), Gregor, Marine (Mistress J. North. Goodier).