Karl Eugen Guthe (5 March 1866 – 10 September 1915) was a German-born American academic and physicist, notable for being the first Dean of the Graduate Department at the University of Michigan.
Guthe was born in Hanover, Germany, and educated at the Hanover Technical School and at the universities of Strassburg, Berlin, and Marburg. He received his PhD from the University of Marburg in 1892 for a thesis entitled: Über das mechanische Telephon (On the Mechanical Telephone). Guthe was the nephew of Hermann Guthe (Geograph) (1825 - 1874), a noted German geographer and professor in Hanover and Munich.
Career and Personal Life
Guthe immigrated to the United States in the summer of 1892 to marry Clara Belle Ware (1867-1947), from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The couple met during Ware's visit to Germany in 1890-91. In 1893 he obtained a position as instructor in physics at the University of Michigan, and in 1900 was promoted to Assistant Professor. In 1903, Guthe took a position as Assistant Physicist at the then newly established National Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C. (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology). In 1905 he accepted an invitation to become Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of Iowa. Guthe was a member of the jury of awards at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 and was vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1908. In 1909 the University of Michigan solicited Guthe to return as a full Professor in the Physics Department, and he moved back to Ann Arbor with his young family. In 1912 Guthe was named Dean of the newly formed Graduate School at the University of Michigan.
In 1915, the University of Michigan's Board of Regents sent Dean Guthe as University delegate to annual meetings of the Association of American Universities, and the Association of State Universities, held at the University of California, Berkeley. After participating in both meetings in late August, Dean and Mrs. Guthe took a train north, up the coast to visit Clara's older brother in Ashland, Oregon, before returning for the 1915 academic year at UM. In Ashland, he became afflicted with an intestinal disorder and died September 10.
Guthe's youngest son, Dr. Otto E. Guthe (1904-1984), became an Assistant Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Guthe's oldest son, Dr. Carl E. Guthe (1893-1974), was the first Chair of the University of Michigan's Department of Anthropology, and one of the latter's sons, Dr. Karl F. Guthe (1918-1994), was a professor of Zoology at the University of Michigan. Guthe's middle child, Ida Belle Guthe, married German city planner and author Werner Hegemann.
Books by Guthe
Dr. Guthe is the author of a Manual of Physical Measurements (1902; third edition, 1912), with J. O. Reed; Laboratory Exercises with Primary and Storage Cells (1903); Textbook of Physics (1908; second edition, 1909); College Physics (1911), with J. O. Reed; Definitions in Physics (1913); as well as a multitude of articles on physics and electricity published in various scientific journals.
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Karl Eugen Guthe 5 March 1866 10 September 1915 was a German born American academic and physicist notable for being the first Dean of the Graduate Department at the University of Michigan Karl Eugen GutheKarl Eugen Guthe 1866 1915 Born 1866 03 05 March 5 1866Hannover GermanyDiedSeptember 15 1915 1915 09 15 aged 49 Ashland Oregon United StatesCitizenshipGerman later AmericanAlma materUniversity of StrasbourgHumboldt University of BerlinUniversity of MarburgKnown forPhysics textbooksScientific careerFieldsPhysicistInstitutionsUniversity of MichiganIowa State CollegeDoctoral advisorHermann PaascheDoctoral studentsNeal H WilliamsInfluencesMax Planck Contents 1 Education 2 Career and Personal Life 3 Books by Guthe 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEducation EditGuthe was born in Hanover Germany and educated at the Hanover Technical School and at the universities of Strassburg Berlin and Marburg He received his PhD from the University of Marburg in 1892 for a thesis entitled Uber das mechanische Telephon On the Mechanical Telephone Guthe was the nephew of Hermann Guthe Geograph 1825 1874 a noted German geographer and professor in Hanover and Munich Career and Personal Life EditGuthe immigrated to the United States in the summer of 1892 to marry Clara Belle Ware 1867 1947 from Grand Rapids Michigan The couple met during Ware s visit to Germany in 1890 91 In 1893 he obtained a position as instructor in physics at the University of Michigan and in 1900 was promoted to Assistant Professor In 1903 Guthe took a position as Assistant Physicist at the then newly established National Bureau of Standards in Washington D C now the National Institute of Standards and Technology In 1905 he accepted an invitation to become Professor of Physics and Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of Iowa Guthe was a member of the jury of awards at the St Louis Exposition in 1904 and was vice president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1908 In 1909 the University of Michigan solicited Guthe to return as a full Professor in the Physics Department and he moved back to Ann Arbor with his young family In 1912 Guthe was named Dean of the newly formed Graduate School at the University of Michigan In 1915 the University of Michigan s Board of Regents sent Dean Guthe as University delegate to annual meetings of the Association of American Universities and the Association of State Universities held at the University of California Berkeley After participating in both meetings in late August Dean and Mrs Guthe took a train north up the coast to visit Clara s older brother in Ashland Oregon before returning for the 1915 academic year at UM In Ashland he became afflicted with an intestinal disorder and died September 10 Guthe s youngest son Dr Otto E Guthe 1904 1984 became an Assistant Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Guthe s oldest son Dr Carl E Guthe 1893 1974 was the first Chair of the University of Michigan s Department of Anthropology and one of the latter s sons Dr Karl F Guthe 1918 1994 was a professor of Zoology at the University of Michigan Guthe s middle child Ida Belle Guthe married German city planner and author Werner Hegemann Books by Guthe EditDr Guthe is the author of a Manual of Physical Measurements 1902 third edition 1912 with J O Reed Laboratory Exercises with Primary and Storage Cells 1903 Textbook of Physics 1908 second edition 1909 College Physics 1911 with J O Reed Definitions in Physics 1913 as well as a multitude of articles on physics and electricity published in various scientific journals Notes EditThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message References EditRines George Edwin ed 1920 Guthe Karl Eugen Encyclopedia Americana This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help The Michigan Alumnus Vol 22 pp 90 94 https books google com books id RxPiAAAAMAAJ amp pg PA93 amp lpg PA93 amp dq clara belle ware guthe amp source bl amp ots XjOZBxdqD7 amp sig ACfU3U3rx qlH9Yf8ENUzAnXrZxn541F1A amp hl en amp sa X amp ved 2ahUKEwi j7yRopzkAhUPw1kKHcNjBHUQ6AEwDnoECAkQAQ v onepage amp q clara 20belle 20ware 20guthe amp f falseExternal links EditGuthe at Michigan Guthe obituary permanent dead link Guthe at AIP Umich history with mention of Guthe University of Iowa class of 1908 University of Michigan class of 1914 https books google com books id RxPiAAAAMAAJ amp pg PA1 amp lpg PA1 amp dq Karl Guthe Michigan amp source bl amp ots XjP0yyeqx7 amp sig ACfU3U3zoUFHDORl73f8RJdzlQi3Qau51w amp hl en amp sa X amp ved 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