Background
Williams, Frank Blair was born on January 23, 1871 in Warrensburg, Missouri, United States. Son of Oliver Davis and Margaret M. (Houx) Williams.
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Frank Blair Williams
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Education
Warrensburg State Normal School 3 years. Continuing education, University of Missouri, 1890, Master of Science, 1893. Doctor of Philosophy, Clark University, 1900.
Career
Survey work with Mississippi River and Missouri River commission, 1890-1892, and Mississippi River Commission, summer 1900. United States assistant engineer in charge Tennessee River Survey, 1895-1897. Engineering work for New York State Barge Canal and boundary lines, 1902-1906.
With Clark University, since 1907.
Professor mathematics, since 1908. Young Men's Christian Association secretary with American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1918.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Connections
Married Elizabeth McCarthey, June 21, 1900.
