Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Edward S. Holden
Astronomer
Centurion, 1900–1914
Proposed by
Francis Vinton Greene and James D. Hague
Francis Vinton Greene and James D. Hague
born
November 5, 1846
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
died
March 16, 1914
Highland Falls, New York
Highland Falls, New York
elected
February 3, 1900
Age fifty-three
Age fifty-three
buried
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery,
West Point, New York
West Point, New York
seconder of
Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 9, Leaf 22
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Century Memorial
Edward Singleton Holden was a man of marked abilities and personality, and an astronomer of eminence. A graduate of West Point, he was for a time instructor there, and he closed his life as its Librarian. In the years between the opening and the close of his career, he was Astronomer at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin, President of the University of California, and Director of the Lick Observatory. He was the author of books upon his subject, a member of learned societies, and the recipient of honorary degrees.
Henry Osborn Taylor
1915 Century Association Yearbook
