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H. Hewell Roseberry

DEC 01, 1951
Physics Today

H. Hewell Roseberry, professor and chairman of the department of physics at Ohio University, died unexpectedly at his home in Athens, Ohio, on October 26th. He was forty‐seven years old. Professor Roseberry, a native of Prescott, Arkansas, was a graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina; he received his master’s degree from the University of Chicago and his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University. He joined the Ohio faculty in 1937 as assistant professor of physics and engineering. On March 1, 1950 he was named to head Ohio’s physics department. In addition to his academic responsibilities, Professor Roseberry served on the University’s Board of Athletic Control and on other committees. An AIP member, he belonged to the American Physical Society, the American Association of Physics Teachers, Sigma Pi Sigma, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and numerous other professional organizations.

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