Mark Walrod Harrington
Mark Walrod Harrington (born August 18, 1848 in Sycamore , Illinois , † September 10, 1926 in Morris Plains , New Jersey ) was an American astronomer and meteorologist .
Mark was the son of James Harrington and Charlotte Walrod Harrington. In 1878 he married Rose Martha Smith, with whom he had a son (Mark Raymond). Mark Raymond Harrington was a well-known archaeologist .
From 1879 to 1891 he was Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Detroit Observatory at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . During this time he published an astronomical observation which Johan Ludvig Emil Dreyer recorded as NGC 7040 in the New General Catalog . In 1884 he founded The American Meteorological Journal , of which he edited the first seven volumes.
In 1895 he was elected President of the University of Washington , succeeding Thomas Milton Gatch . He remained in this office until 1897.
Web links
- Mark Harrington Walrod in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Organic Mark Walrod Harrington. University of Michigan, accessed January 3, 2016 .
- Wolfgang Steinicke: Mark Walrod Harrington. Retrieved January 3, 2016 .
- Publications by MW Harrington in the Astrophysics Data System
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b see web link Find a Grave
- ^ Memorial Mark Walrod Harrington. University of Michigan, accessed January 3, 2016 .
- ^ Harrington, MW: New Nebula . In: Astronomical News . tape 104 , p. 111 , bibcode : 1882AN .... 104..111H (English).
- ^ Faculty History: Mark Walrod Harrington. University of Michigan, accessed January 6, 2016 .
- ^ University of Washington Presidents: Mark Walrod Harrington, 1895-97. University of Washington, accessed January 6, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harrington, Mark Walrod |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer and meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sycamore , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1926 |
| Place of death | Morris Plains , New Jersey |