b. Germantown, Pa., Nov. 4, 1877; s. Charles L. and Mary (Steward) P.;
educ. St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y. C. (A.B., 1898), Woodstock
(Md.) Coll.; Johns Hopkins Univ. (Ph.D., 1908);
entered Society of Jesus, 1898; ordained,
1912; final profession, 1916.
Lect., Apologetics, 1913-14, prof, dogmatic theol., 1915-19, prof, math, and astron., 1919-25, and dean, 1922-25, at Woodstock Coll.; dir., Georgetown Coll. Observatory, 1925-28; provincial, Md.-N. Y. Province of Jesuits, 1928-35; Spiritual Adviser, Dept.of Theol., and Dean of Studies, Dept. of Philos.,'36-40, prof, of math., '39-40, Woodstock Coll.;
assoc. dean, Grad. Sen., Georgetown U., '36-40, dean '40-43; treas. N.Y. Prov. of Jesuits '43- ; mem. Soc. Astronom. de France (life) ;
American Astron. Soc; Math. Assn. of Amer. ; (F) Royal Astron. Soc. (life); Phi Beta Kappa; Soc. Sci. de Bruxelles (life); Philos. Soc. of Wash.
b. Germantown, Pa., Nov. 4, 1877; s. Charles L. and Mary (Steward) P.;
educ. St. Francis Xavier Coll., N. Y. C. (A.B., 1898), Woodstock
(Md.) Coll.; Johns Hopkins Univ. (Ph.D., 1908);
entered Society of Jesus, 1898; ordained,
1912; final profession, 1916.
Lect., Apologetics, 1913-14, prof, dogmatic theol., 1915-19, prof, math, and astron., 1919-25, and dean, 1922-25, at Woodstock Coll.; dir., Georgetown Coll. Observatory, 1925-28; provincial, Md.-N. Y. Province of Jesuits, 1928-35; Spiritual Adviser, Dept.of Theol., and Dean of Studies, Dept. of Philos.,'36-40, prof, of math., '39-40, Woodstock Coll.;
assoc. dean, Grad. Sen., Georgetown U., '36-40, dean '40-43; treas. N.Y. Prov. of Jesuits '43- ; mem. Soc. Astronom. de France (life) ;
American Astron. Soc; Math. Assn. of Amer. ; (F) Royal Astron. Soc. (life); Phi Beta Kappa; Soc. Sci. de Bruxelles (life); Philos. Soc. of Wash.
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