Augustus Trowbridge

Augustus Trowbridge
Augustus Trowbridge
Born	January 2, 1870; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1934 (aged 64); Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Resting place	Princeton Cemetery
Alma mater	University of Berlin (PhD)
Occupations	Educator; physicist;
Employers	University of Michigan; University of Wisconsin–Madison; Princeton University; U.S. Army Signal Corps; Rockefeller Foundation;
Spouse	Sarah Esther Fulton (m. 1893)
Children	3
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Honour; Order of St. Olav;
Dean of ; Princeton University Graduate School
	In office; 1928–1933
Preceded by	Andrew Fleming West
Succeeded by	Luther P. Eisenhart
Academic background
Thesis	The Reflecting Power of Metals
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Signal Corps
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Battles/wars	World War I

Augustus Trowbridge (January 2, 1870 – March 14, 1934) was a physics professor and dean at Princeton University.

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