Background
Burger, William Henry was born on May 2, 1874 in Caribou, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry and Caroline (Mohr) Burger.
Burger, William Henry was born on May 2, 1874 in Caribou, Colorado, United States. Son of Henry and Caroline (Mohr) Burger.
Bachelor of Science, University Colorado, 1896, post-graduate, 1896-1897.
Instructor, U. Colorado, 1896-1897. With engineering corporations Colorado & N.W. Railway, 1897-1899. Aide and assistant United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1899-1910.
Assistant professor civil engineering, 1910-1915, professor, 1915-1939. Professor of сivil engineering emeritus since 1939, Northwestern University Cons. precision and geodetic surveys. Author: Measurement of Flexure of Pendulum Supports with the Interferometer.
Biographical Memoir of John F. Hayford.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union. Member Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Elizabeth L. Shotwell, August 7, 1912. Children: William H(enry), Elizabeth Marie.