. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. nent .\merican astronomerof the same name, ,.I). ^?ale 1879, Harvard1886. Asaph Hall, jr., received instruction inthe primary branches of study at home and wasfor three years a pupil of the Columbian CollegePreparatory School, Washington, District of Colum-bia. He studied two years at Columbian Collegeand then entering Harvard, was graduated with the(!lass of 18S2. From 1S82 until 1885 he was an Assistant at th
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. nent .\merican astronomerof the same name, ,.I). ^?ale 1879, Harvard1886. Asaph Hall, jr., received instruction inthe primary branches of study at home and wasfor three years a pupil of the Columbian CollegePreparatory School, Washington, District of Colum-bia. He studied two years at Columbian Collegeand then entering Harvard, was graduated with the(!lass of 18S2. From 1S82 until 1885 he was an Assistant at the United States Naval Observatory atWashington, and while a graduate student at Vale(1885-1889) he acted in the same capacity at theobservatory of that University, and received thedegree of Doctor of Philosophy at the conclusionof his post-graduate work. Returning to the NavalObservatory as .Assistant Astronomer, he retainedthat post until 1S92, when he was called to theChair of .Astronomy at the University of Michiganand to the Directorship of its Astronomical Observa-tory, which is still the scene of his scientific Hall is a member of the .American .Association. ASAPH HALL, JR. for the .Advancement of Science, the WashingtonPhilosophical Society, the Michigan .Academy ofScience, the .American Mathematical Society andthe .Astronomische Ciesellschaft, Germany. July 14,1S97, he was united in marriage with Mary FstellaCockrill. They have one daughter: KatharineCockriU Hall, born February 5, 1S99. KENT, William Winthrop Harvard in Bangor, Me., i860; educated in publicschools and at Briggs Private School, Buffalo. N. Y. ;prepared for College at Phillips-Exeter Academy ;graduated Harvard, 1882; studied architecture in Buf-falo, Brookline, Mass., and Washington, D. C. ; trav- UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 489 elled abroad in study of profession ; began practice inWashington, 1886, and now in New York City, mem-ber of firm of Jardine, Kent & Jardine. W ,1AM
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