City: Knoxville
PERKINS, Charles Albert; Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tenn.; born Ware, Mass., Oct. 31, 1858; direct descendant of Miles STANDISH; son of A.E.P. and Susan O. (Poor) PERKINS; father’s occupation, clergyman; paternal grandparents Ebenezer and Amelia (Parish) PERKINS maternal grandparents, Henry and Mary (Osborne) POOR; educated at Ware (Mass.) High School, Williams College, Johns Hopkins University; graduated degree of A. B Williams College, 1879, Ph. D. Johns Hopkins University 1884; Graduate Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University, 1881-3; Fellowship in same, 1883-4; in early life taught school; married Angie V. WARREN, Sept. 19, 1883; member of National Conference of Electricians, Phila., Pa., 1884; Professor of Mathematics, Lawrence University, 1880-1; Assistant in Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1884-7; Associate Prof of Physics, Bryn Mawr College, 1887-91; Professor of Science, Hampden-Sidney College, 1891-2; Professor of Physics and Electric Engineering, 1892-1907; at present Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chairman of Engineering Faculty University of Tenn.; Fellow A. A. A. S., member A. I. E. E.; member American Phys. Soc.; author of “Outlines of Elec. and Mag.” Henry Holt & Co.; 1896, and of several scientific papers; member of Presbyterian Church.
