Name |
Andrew Ellicott Douglass |
Title |
Dr. |
Birth |
5 Jul 1868 |
Windsor, Windsor Co., Vermont |
Gender |
Male |
Census head of household |
1910 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [1] |
- A. E. Douglass, 42, VT, was head of household #95. He rented the house at Nob Hill Addition. His occupation was Prof. Physics at University. In the household was wife Ida W., 34, MD; and lodger Margarette Irwin, 22, NY, teacher public school.
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Census head of household |
1920 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [2] |
- Andrew E. Douglass, 52, VT, was head of household #229. He owned the home at 1189 Rincon Road. He was a Professor at University. In the household was wife Ida W., 42, MD, Professor at University.
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Census head of household |
1930 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [3] |
- Andrew E. Douglass, 63, VT, was head of household #60. He rented a home on E 4th St. His occupation was Prof. at Univ. Also in the household was wife Ida E., 53, MD, teacher at Univ.; and lodger Anna Siverson, 54, WI, tr. nurse private duty.
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Census head of household |
1940 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [4] |
- Andrew E. Douglass, 72, VT, was head of household #345. He owned the home at 2344 Speedway, valued at $13,000. He was a teacher at Univ. In the household was wife Ida W., 63, MD; and niece Virginia Weirich, 33, CA, a stenographer lawyers office.
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Census head of household |
1950 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [5] |
- Andrew E. Douglass was head of household #610, at 2120 Hamton St. He was a Researcher Professor at University. His wife, Ida W., 73, MD, was in the household.
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Death |
20 Mar 1962 |
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona [6] |
- Dr. Andrew Douglass, Known For Interpretation of Tree Rings
Tucson, Ariz. (AP) - Dr. Andrew Ellicott Douglass, internationally known scientist who discovered that tree rings recorded sun spot cycles and rainfall of centuries past, died yesterday. He was 94. Douglass founded the science of dendrochronology. Its application to dead wood also enabled anthropologist to arrive at accurate dates for prehistoric ruins. His most widely publicized success in the field came in 1929 when he completed an Arizona climatic sequence, extending back to 700 A.D. He dated more than 30 prehistoric ruins in the Pueblo district by studying cross-sections of beams used in the construction of the villages. As an astronomer, Douglass was known as one of the three leading authorities on Mars. Until his death he maintained that life existed on the planet.
Douglass was born June 5, 1867; in Windsor, Vt. He received bachelor's and doctor of science degrees at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. He moved to Arizona in 1894 and founded Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff and Steward Observatory at Tucson. The pine forests around Flagstaff led to his interest in tree rings and their relationship to climate and rainfall.
Douglass joined the University of Arizona faculty in 1906 as professor of astronomy and physics. He was director of the school's laboratory of tree ring research and acted as university president in 1910-1911. His great grandfather was Maj. Andrew Ellicott, who surveyed and laid out Washington D.C., and was first surveyor general of the United States in 1792.
Douglass is survived by his wife, the former Ida Emily Whittington of Los Angeles. They were married in 1905. Private funeral services today will be followed by burial in Tucson. (Newsday, Suffolk Edition, Melville, NY, Wed. 21 Mar 1962)
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Burial |
Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
Origins |
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Person ID |
I124470 |
MilesFiles23 |
Last Modified |
14 Apr 2023 |