Linsley Family Biographies
James Linsley: 1893 - 1974
Born: June 19, 1893 at Morris, Minnesota
Education:
- Elementary through eighth grade Education; West Concord, Minnesota
Employment: Minneapolis Transit Company: 1923 - 1958
Martha Linsley: 1893 - 1988
Born: January 20, 1893 at Follinge, Sweden
Education:
- Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum: 1897 - 1907
- South High School, Minneapolis, MN; Graduated 1912
- Graduated University of Minnesota: 1916
- University of Minnesota: Masters Level Coursework in Classical Language: Greek and Latin
- High School Math, Chemistry and Physics Teacher
Ruth Anne Linsley Forman: 1923 - 2004
Born: April 8, 1923 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education:
- Miles Standish Elementary School, Minneapolis, MN: K-3, and grade 6
- District #13 Vokes Elementary School, Nevis Minnesota: Grades 4-5
- Nokomis Jr. High School, Minneapolis, MN
- Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, MN; graduated 1941
- University of Minnesota; Graduated 1944; B.S. Elementary Education
Employment: First Grade and Kindergarten teacher, specializing in teaching students with difficulty learning to read.
John David Linsley: 1925 - 2002
Born: March 12, 1925 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Education:
- Miles Standish Elementary School, Minneapolis, MN: K-2, and grade 5-6
- District #13 Vokes Elementary School, Nevis Minnesota: Grades 3-4
- Nokomis Jr. High School, Minneapolis, MN
- Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis, MN; graduated 1942
- University of Minnesota; Graduated 1946; B.S. Physics
- Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Military service: US Army, 1944 - 1946
Nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics: 1981
Teaching and Research Positions
Obituary:
UNM Physicist John Linsley Studied Cosmic Rays
By John Fleck
The Albuquerque Journal
September 17, 2002
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