Meteorologist; born in New York, Dec. 3, 1838.
He was graduated at the College of the City of New York in 1857; studied astronomy with
Brunnow at
Ann Arbor.
Mich., and with
Gould at
Cambridge, Mass.; and, after serving four years in the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
spent two years in study at the
Nicholas Central Observatory at Pulkowa,
Russia.
In 1868 he became director of the
Cincinnati Observatory, and while there began making daily weather reports to the local Chamber of Commerce.
The value of this work induced the United States government to establish a similar bureau.
He was appointed meteorologist to the
United States signal service (q. v.) in 1871, and in 1879 became meteorologist to the
United States weather Bureau (q. v.). In addition to his duties in this field, he also became editor of the
Monthly weather review,
Professor of Meteorology in Columbian University,
Washington D. C., and Lecturer on Meteorology in Johns Hopkins University.