Background
Tarr, William Arthur was born on March 29, 1881 in New Cambria, Missouri, United States. Son of John W. and Ida Elizabeth (Hill) Tarr.
Tarr, William Arthur was born on March 29, 1881 in New Cambria, Missouri, United States. Son of John W. and Ida Elizabeth (Hill) Tarr.
Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma A. and M. College, 1904, honorary Doctor of Science, 1927. Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering, University of Arizona, 1908. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1916.
Instructor in geology and mining, University of Arizona, 1908-1909. Research assistant, University of Chicago, 1909-1911. Instructor geology and mineralogy, 1911-1913, assistant professor, 1913-1917, associate professor, 1917-1919, professor, since 1919, University of Missouri.
Married Coralynn Gertrude Neumann, April.