Biography:David Rank

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David Herr Rank (January 2, 1907 – January 17, 1981) was an American spectroscopist.

Rank was born in Annville, Pennsylvania and attended Lebanon Valley College in his hometown.[1] He pursued graduate study at Pennsylvania State University beginning in 1930 and joined the faculty in 1935.[2] Rank was appointed the Evan Pugh Professor in Physics in 1961.[3] He retired in 1972 and died at Centre County Community Hospital in State College, Pennsylvania, on January 17, 1981, aged 74.[2]

References

  1. "David H. Rank". Optical Society of America. https://www.osa.org/en-us/history/biographies/david_h_rank/. Retrieved July 28, 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "David Rank, a Physicist Known for Optics Work". New York Times. Associated Press. January 18, 1981. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/19/obituaries/david-rank-a-physicist-known-for-optics-work.html. Retrieved July 29, 2018. 
  3. "Evan Pugh Professors". Pennsylvania State University. https://www.research.psu.edu/ovpr/faculty-honors/evan-pugh. Retrieved July 29, 2018.