Whitney, Francis Luther, 1878-1962

Francis Luther Whitney was a geologist and University of Texas geology professor. Born in 1878, he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1928. He was a pioneer in the field of mathematical methods for solving problems involving geologic structures. An inventor who built his own darkroom and photographic equipment, Whitney organized and headed a machine shop at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas during World War I. Whitney was married to Grace Pellet and they had one daughter, Marian. He died in 1962.

From the guide to the Francis Luther Whitney Photograph Collection AR 64-87; 65-7; 65-104; 87-13; 89-36; 99-113., ca. 1909-1940, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)