Wallace Clement Sabine

Wallace Clement Sabine
Photograph of Sabine
Born(1868-06-13)June 13, 1868
Richwood, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 1919(1919-01-19) (aged 50)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University (AB) Harvard University (AM)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsAcoustics
Doctoral advisorJohn Trowbridge
Doctoral studentsPercy Bridgman
RelativesAnnie W. S. Siebert (sister)

Wallace Clement Sabine (June 13, 1868 – January 10, 1919) was an American physicist who founded the field of architectural acoustics. Sabine was the architectural acoustician of Boston's Symphony Hall, widely considered one of the two or three best concert halls in the world for its acoustics.[1]

  1. ^ Gerrit Petersen; Steven Ledbetter & Kimberly Alexander Shilland (June 26, 1998). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Symphony Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)