George Pegram
- Born: October 24, 1876 (Trinity, North Carolina)
- Died: August 12, 1958 (Swarthmore, Pennsylvania)
Education
- 1895: AB, Trinity College, North Carolina
- 1899–1900: Columbia University
- 1903: PhD, Columbia University (Physics)
Major Positions
- 1895–1899: High school teacher
- 1900–1902: Columbia University, Assistant in Physics
- 1902–1905: Columbia University, Tutor
- 1905–1909: Columbia University, Instructor
- 1909–1913: Columbia University, Adjunct Professor
- 1913–1916: Columbia University, Associate Professor
- 1916–1958: Columbia University, Professor of Physics
- 1917–1930: Columbia University, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science
- 1937–1949: Columbia University, Dean, Graduate School
- 1949–1950: Columbia University, Vice President
Other Positions
- 1902–1906: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Magnetic Observer
- 1911–1945: Columbia University, Chair, Department of Physics
- 1936–1936: Columbia University, Acting Dean, Graduate School
- 1941–1941: American Physical Society, President
- 1940–1941: National Defense Research Committee, Vice Chair, Committee on Uranium
- 1941–1942: Office of Scientific Research and Development, Vice Chair, Section on Uranium
- 1941–1945: Columbia University, Chair, Division of War Research
Selected Part-Time Positions
- 1950–1958: Emeritus Vice President and Special Adviser to the President, Columbia University
Selected Awards and Honors
Archival Resources
Columbia University, Butler Library, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New York, New York
American Physical Society, Office of the Treasurer: American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library and Archives, College Park, Maryland
Published Resources
Lee Anna Embrey, "George Braxton Pegram: 1876-1958", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences
