Background
Milham, Willis Isbister was born on February 11, 1874 in Kinderhook, New York, United States. Son of Edmund and Ellen Medora (Isbister) Milham.
Milham, Willis Isbister was born on February 11, 1874 in Kinderhook, New York, United States. Son of Edmund and Ellen Medora (Isbister) Milham.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams College, 1894, Master of Arts, 1895, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, University Strassburg, 1901, m. Betsey Morgan Fairweather, June 7, 1911.
Instructor mathematics and physics Williams College, 3 years, assistant, professor mathematics sciences, 2 years, absent on leave 2 years and Field Memorial professor of astronomy, 1902-1942, professor emeritus, since 1942.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, American Meteorological Society, Royal Astronomical Society. Member American Geography Society, Society Belge d’Astronomie. Society Astronomical de France, National Association Watch and Clock Collectors (vice president 1946-1949), Phi Beta Kappa.