The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-05

THE LATE PROF. ROGERS.
OF Connecticut Birth-Honored b
Yale.

OONANANNNANe'S
Yale.
Professor William A. Rogers, who
died at Waterville, Me-, Tuesday
morning was born at Waterford,
Conn, November 10, 1882. In 1S46, he
began student life at De Ruyter in
stitute, De Ruyter, N. Y. He prepared
for college at Alfred academy, Alfred,
N. Y, and entered Brown university,
in 1858. During 1856 he taught IN the
Shiloh academy, Shiloh, N. ]. He was
graduated from Brown in 1857 with the
degree of A. M.
In July, 1857, he married Rebecca
Jane Ellsworth, and Immediately
commenced his duties as instructor of
mathematics in Alfred academy in
1859, uosition which he held until'1S70.
In this time he spent one year as
special student in astronomy at Harv
ard college observatory, and subse-
quently passed six months as q stud
ent and an assistant at the same place.
He entered the United States navy in
the spring of 1854. He was discharged
in the autumn of 1865, and resumed
his duties at Alfred university.
In 1865 he built and equipped Alfred
observatory. In 1866 he was appointed
George B. Rogers, Professor of Indus
trial Mechanics in Alfred. During
1867 he spent several months in prep
aration for the duties Of this appoint
ment in the Sheffield Scientific school
of Yale university He resigned this
professorship in 1870 and one month
after his resignation, was appointed
assistant of Harvard college observat-
DRY, position which. he held until 1875
| when he was appointed assistant pro-
| fessor of atronomy in the observat-
| DRY.
In 1873 he was elected a member of
| the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences. In 1880 he received from
| Yale the honorary degree of "A. nj. in
recognition of his services to astrono-
my, In the preparation of volume X,
| of the Annals of Harvard college OBJ
servatory. In 1881 he was elected hon
| orary fellow of the Royal Miscroscopi-
cal society of London, Eng.
In 1882 he was elected vice-president
| of the Section of Mathematics and AS
| tronomy of the American association
| for the Advancement of Science, to
| fill vacancy at the Montreal meeting
and was reelected for the Minneapolis
meeting In 1883, where he delivered the
presidential address, ION the Ger
| man Survey of the Northern Heav-
ems" In 1884 he served as vice-presi-
dent of the American Microscopical So
ciety, and was president of the same
society In 1887.
|
In 1885 he resigned his professorship
in Harvard, and was elected professor
of physics and astronomy In Colby uni
| versity. In 1886 he received the de-
gree of Phi. D.. at the semi-centennial
anniversary Of Alfred university. In
1892 Brown university conferred the
| degree of LII. ID. upon him.
| In 1897 he resigned his profesorship
at Colby university, and on June %,
| 1897, was elected to the George III. Bah
cock professorship of physics in AL
| fred university and was to enter upon
his, duties there April l., 1898, the date
his resignation was to take effect at
Colby.
He was resident of Westerly for
many years, while engaged in profess
| sional work at Harvard. A wife and
two sons-Dr F. T. Roger of Provi-
dence and Arthur Rogers of Chicago
| survive him.