Head and shoulders image of Dr. Ertle L. Harrington, Department of Physics, 1920-1952.

Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Ertle Leslie Harrington was born on 7 March 1887 in Bucklin, Linn County, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri, Harvard and the University of Chicago before teaching at Missouri State Teachers’ College. After working as a research physicist with Westinghouse, Dr. Harrington joined the Department of Physics of the University of Saskatchewan in 1920, eventually serving as head. Elected to fellowships by both the Royal Society of Canada (1932) and the American Physical Society, Dr. Harrington promoted the study of physics by those interested in other sciences. He wrote a physics textbook for medical and biology students. Dr. Harrington was interested in establishing a close connection between the Physics Department and the Saskatchewan Cancer Commission. Dr. Harrington retired in 1952, and died on 31 January 1956 in Alameda, California, at age 68. Harrington Place in the College Park neighborhood is named in his honour.