Sir John Anthony Carroll KBE FRSE FRAS (8 January 1899 – 2 May 1974) was a British astronomer and physicist . In the 1920s he worked at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge , UK with F.J.M. Stratton and Richard van der Riet Woolley . He made major technological advances, inventing a high resolution spectrometer, and (with C G Fraser) a coronal camera .
30-1361: John Carroll may refer to: People [ edit ] Academia and science [ edit ] Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899–1974), British astronomer John Alexander Carroll (died 2000), American history professor John Bissell Carroll (1916–2003), American cognitive scientist John M. Carroll (information scientist) (born 1950), American information scientist John L. Carroll (1943–2023), American legal academic Literature [ edit ] John Francis Carroll (1858–1917), newspaper publisher and editor John Carroll (journalist) (1942–2015), American journalist and editor John Carroll (author) (born 1944), Australian conservative writer Politics [ edit ] John M. Carroll (politician) (1823–1901), U.S. Representative from New York John Lee Carroll (1830–1911), American politician in Maryland John Carroll (mayor) (1836–1903), mayor of Dunedin John E. Carroll (1877–1955), Mayor of Seattle John A. Carroll (1901–1983), American jurist and politician in Colorado John Carroll (Ohio politician) (died 1985), member of
60-714: A Catholic secondary school in Maryland See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "John Carroll" on Misplaced Pages. Jack Carroll (disambiguation) John Carrell (disambiguation) Johnny Carroll (disambiguation) Jon Carroll (born 1943), American journalist Jonathan Carroll (disambiguation) John Caryll (disambiguation) John Carroll Catholic High School (disambiguation) John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor Jean Carroll (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with John Carroll All pages with titles containing John Carroll Topics referred to by
90-417: A bronze stack of books in response to pranks by students who would place a chamber pot in the vacant space. However, this myth is untrue, as the books were a part of the original statue from its creation. On one occasion, students painted the statue red. A tradition that has developed is for graduating Georgetown students to climb the statue and sit in the lap of John Carroll . The statue has appeared in
120-591: A moment of thought. In his right hand is a book, in which his index finger is inserted to mark a page. Carroll is dressed in Jesuit ecclesiastical attire, which sprawls over the arms and across the back of the chair. His hair is brushed away from his face and reaches down to his collar. Beneath his chair is a stack of books, a decoration that was inspired by the books beneath the chair of the John Harvard statue at Harvard University , on which Bishop John Carroll
150-592: A profound impact on Edmund A. Walsh (the founder of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service ), who was in attendance—White commented on the connection between John Carroll and his brother, Charles Carroll of Carrollton , a signatory to the Declaration of Independence , and on the common Christian principles that underlie the founding of Georgetown University and the United States. Following his speech,
180-466: A reception in Gaston Hall , with music provided by the university's glee club. Thomas Walsh delivered an ode , and Daniel William O'Donoghue gave a history of the society and a tribute to the life of John Carroll. Afterwards, the alumni retired to the refectory and gave informal speeches. The statue was publicly unveiled at 11:00 a.m. on May 4, 1912. In advance of the scheduled unveiling,
210-491: A speech about Carroll's influence on the Constitution 's prohibition of religious tests for public office under Article VI . The festivities concluded with a reception hosted by the president of the university and the faculty. Several weeks later, the plaster cast stand-in was replaced with its bronze counterpart in the middle of the night. Bishop John Carroll is positioned on a circular lawn between Healy Hall and
240-498: Is a statue by the sculptor Jerome Connor commemorating Archbishop John Carroll , the founder of Georgetown University and the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Located in front of Healy Hall , on university's campus in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. , the statue consists of a bronze sculpture of Carroll on top of a granite pedestal. The monument rises more than 14 feet (4.3 m) in height, and
270-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Carroll (astronomer) He was born near Manchester and educated at King's School in Chester, before winning a scholarship to study at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge , in 1916. However, he decided to postpone Cambridge, and instead enlisted for service in the First World War , finding an interesting role in
300-638: The Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough , to serve doing applied aeronautical science alongside George Paget Thomson . Returning to Cambridge after the war he graduated MA and then continued as a postgraduate, receiving a PhD from Imperial College London in 1924. He next travelled to California to work at the Mount Wilson Observatory with Robert Millikan for two years. Aged only 30 he received
330-531: The Willard Hotel . Before more than 300 alumni, Rev. Conway gave a speech about Carroll's integration of his patriotic and priestly commitments. Senator-elect Joseph E. Ransdell , John G. Agar , Chief Justice Seth Shepard , and Dr. William Creighton Woodward also made statements. Afterwards, Bishop Northrop celebrated a solemn mass in Dahlgren Chapel , during which Rev. Terence J. Shealy made
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#1732786571891360-428: The foundry that was casting the statue notified the university that the metalwork would not be ready in time. Not wishing to rescind invitations to dignitaries slated to speak, Georgetown went ahead with the unveiling ceremony after a brown-painted plaster cast of the statue was placed on the pedestal, unbeknownst to the several thousand ceremony attendees. This secret was kept until 1940, when Brother James Harrington,
390-887: The American flag was lifted to reveal the statue, as the United States Marine Band played " Maryland, My Maryland ". Additional speeches were made by: the Archbishop of Baltimore, Cardinal James Gibbons ; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Champ Clark ; the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Baron Hengelmuller ; the Attorney General, George W. Wickersham ; the president of
420-619: The Bulldog , mascot of the Georgetown University Hoyas athletics teams whose incarnations are named John Carroll or similar Other uses [ edit ] Statue of John Carroll , a statue of the archbishop at Georgetown University John Carroll Society , an organization for Catholic laypersons John Carroll University , a Catholic Jesuit school in Ohio The John Carroll School ,
450-688: The National Alumni Association and chairman of the statue's ways and means committee, George E. Hamilton; and the President of Georgetown University , Alphonsus J. Donlon . President William Howard Taft was supposed to speak at the ceremony but cancelled to attend a memorial service for his close aide who died on the Titanic , sending Wickersham in his stead. Also on the dais were Bishop Denis O'Connell of Richmond; Bishop Henry Northrop of Charleston; Monsignor Thomas Shahan ,
480-597: The Ohio House of Representatives John Carroll (Manitoba politician) (1921–1986), Canadian politician in Manitoba John Carroll (Hawaii politician) (1929–2021), member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives John Carroll (trade unionist) (active 1969–1990), Irish trade unionist and senator Religion [ edit ] John Carroll (archbishop) (1735–1815), prelate of
510-1091: The Roman Catholic Church, archbishop of Baltimore John Carroll (bishop of Shrewsbury) (1838–1897), Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church John Patrick Carroll (1864–1925), bishop of Helena, Montana John Carroll (Australian bishop) (1865–1949), Irish-born Roman Catholic bishop of Lismore, Australia Sports [ edit ] John Carroll (rugby union) (1934–1998), Australian rugby union player John Carroll (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball coach John Carroll (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer John Carroll (hurler) (born 1978), Irish hurler Other people [ edit ] John Carroll (soldier) (1891–1971), Australian Victoria Cross recipient John Wesley Carroll (1892–1959), American modernist painter John Carroll (actor) (1906–1979), American actor John F. Carroll (1932–1969), American man with gigantism Jack
540-812: The Scientific Research and Experiment Department, an Admiralty body which coordinated naval research departments. With Donald Sadler and John Todd, he formed the Admiralty Computing Service in 1943, which itself formed the basis for the NPL Mathematics Division when the Second World War ended in 1945. The NPL Maths Division offered a practical computing service and was also a centre of research into electronic computing and numerical analysis. Statue of John Carroll Bishop John Carroll
570-403: The completion of Healy Hall, an area was set aside for a future statue of Georgetown's founder. On January 23, 1909, in a speech titled "A Dream Realized and a Dream Still Unfulfilled," Rev. John A. Conway, S.J. announced to Georgetown alumni at the annual Founder's Day banquet his wish that a monument to John Carroll, the founder of Georgetown University, be erected. In addition to establishing
600-405: The front of the base reads: " JOHN CARROLL " and beneath it, " FOVNDER ", while the rear contains the words " PRIEST " and beneath it, " PATRIOT PRELATE ". On the right-hand side of the sculpture, near the base, is the artist's signature and date of completion: "Jerome Conner – 1912". A popular belief is that the sculpture was modified in 1923 by filling in the space beneath the chair with
630-426: The latter being to Jean Leslie Pole. He had one child by his first wife and two by the second. Whilst Professor of Natural Philosophy at Aberdeen University , Carroll had been interested in acquiring desk computing machines for his students. These greatly reduced the labour in producing the mathematical tables needed in astronomy and other fields, including gunnery. In 1942 he became assistant director of research at
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#1732786571891660-475: The loss of three staff due to a plane crash near Dakar in West Africa crash. He was knighted in 1953 thereafter being known as Sir John Carroll. From 1964 to 68 Carroll was Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College , London . He suffered a heart attack in 1972 and spent the final two years of his life in ill health. He died on 2 May 1974. He married twice, firstly in 1930 and secondly in 1951,
690-401: The overseer of campus workers in 1912, revealed it to the university's student newspaper, The Hoya . The ceremony began with a procession of clergy, government officials, faculty, and alumni. At the unveiling, Chief Justice Edward Douglass White formally presented the statue on behalf of the National Alumni Association, which financed the project. In his speech—which was said to have had
720-602: The post of Professor of Natural Philosophy at Aberdeen University . He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1931. His interest in solar eclipses and especially the Sun's corona during an eclipse, led to several foreign expeditions for observation purposes: including Norway , Malaya , Canada and a politically complex trip to Omsk in Siberia in 1936. A 1947 eclipse expedition to Brazil resulted in
750-565: The rector of the Catholic University of America ; Rev. Joseph Hanselman , the provincial of the Jesuit province of Maryland and New York; Monsignor John Joyce Russell , the pastor of St. Patrick's Church ; Harry M. Clabaugh , the Dean of Georgetown Law Center ; and four former university presidents: J. Havens Richards , John D. Whitney , Jerome Daugherty , and Joseph J. Himmel . The following day, celebrations continued at
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810-480: The university's front gates, an area known as Healy Circle. It was created by Irish sculptor Jerome Connor who trained as a stone carver. The bronze sculpture depicts John Carroll, seated in a chair and resting his hands on its arms as he gazes slightly to his right, toward the front gates and out onto the Potomac River and downtown Washington. His lips are pressed together, and he appears to be in
840-431: The university, Carroll was the first Bishop and later Archbishop of Baltimore , the oldest Catholic see in the United States, making him the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Fundraising began that year, and a total of $ 7,000 was raised in the effort (equivalent to $ 237,000 in 2023). Three days of pomp over the erection of the statue began on the evening of May 3, 1912. The Philodemic Society hosted
870-550: Was modeled. The bronze sculpture portion of the statue measures 82 inches (210 cm) long by 41 inches (100 cm) wide by 70 inches (180 cm) tall. The sculpture rests on a plinth of North Carolina granite , which measures 57 inches (140 cm) long by 70 inches (180 cm) wide by 102 inches (260 cm) tall. This brings the overall dimensions of the statue to 11 feet 7 inches (3.53 m) long, 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) wide, and 14 feet 4 inches (4.37 m) tall. An inscription on
900-553: Was unveiled in 1912 with an elaborate three-day ceremony. Among the thousands of people in attendance were dignitaries including bishops and high-ranking clergy; members of Congress ; judges, including the Chief Justice ; the Attorney General ; and distinguished alumni. The statue has been the subject of student frivolities over the years, including a still current tradition of sitting in the archbishop's lap. After
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