Edison Pettit
American astronomer
Edison Pettit was an American astronomer.
He was born in Peru, Nebraska. Pettit received his bachelor's degree from the Nebraska State Normal School in Peru. He taught astronomy at Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas from 1914 to 1918. Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1889, Peru, NE
Died: May 6, 1962 (age 72 years), Tucson, AZ
Grandchildren: Carolyn Meinel and Mary Newport
Children: Marjorie Meinel and Helen Pettit Knaflich
Spouse: Hannah Steele Pettit