Background
Eichelberger, William Snyder was born on September 18, 1865 in Baltimore. Son of Albert G. and Martha (Snyder) Eichelberger.
Eichelberger, William Snyder was born on September 18, 1865 in Baltimore. Son of Albert G. and Martha (Snyder) Eichelberger.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1886, Doctor of Philosophy, 1891.
Assistant Nautical Almanac Office, 1889-1890, 1896-1898. Instructor mathematics and astonomy, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1890-1896. Computer in the United States Naval Observatory, 1898-1900.
Professor mathematics United States Navy since 1900.
Was head of division meridian instruments, 1902-1907. In charge department of astronomical observations, United States Naval Observatory, 1907-1908.
In charge cataloguing Washington Zone Observations of 1846-1852, 1908-1911. In charge reducing and cataloguing meridian circle observations of 1903-1911, 1908-1919, director Nautical Almanac, 1910-1929, United States Naval Observatory.
With Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, since 1929.
Member of the United States eclipse expedition, Pinehurst, North Carolina, 1900. Member American Astronomical Society Astronomische Gesellschaft, Washington Academy Sciences, Philosophical Society Washington (president 1915), Phi Beta Kappa. Wrote: Positions and Proper Motions of 1504 Standard Stars,” in Astronomical Papers of America Ephemeris, 1925.
Married Vola McCrea, March 21, 1894. Children: Emily Louise (deceased), Donald McCrea (deceased), Adele Marie (Mistress Bernard Tallman).