caption death_date fields birth_date article_title name
william e. forsythe june 30 , 1969 physics august 22 , 1881 william e. forsythe
 william e. forsythe
william e. forsythe

william elmer forsythe -lrb- born 22 august 1881 in muskington county , ohio -rrb- received his bachelor 's degree from denison university and went on to do his masters and phd at the university of wisconsin .
he was awarded the honorary degree of doctor of science from kenyon college in 1926 .
in 1924 he was appointed director of the nela research lab in cleveland .
during world war ii he was associated with the office of scientific research for defense as well as the national defense research council .
he was elected member emeritus and fellow of the illuminating engineering society .
he served as president of the optical society of america from 1926 to 1927 .
he died on 30 june 1969 .
