George K. Burgess

He was born on January 4, 1874, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Charles A. Burgess and Addie L. Kimball. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in 1896 and, in 1901, received from the University of Paris his Sc.D. with "very honorable mention", the highest commendation accorded to a doctorate. During his time in Paris, he met and married Suzanne Babut and, following his return to the U.S., served as physics instructor at MIT and at the universities of Michigan and California. In 1923, he became second director of the National Bureau of Standards and held the post until his death. ==References==