Background
Whitman, Frank Perkins was born on July 29, 1853 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of William Warren and Caroline Keith (Perkins) Whitman.
Whitman, Frank Perkins was born on July 29, 1853 in Troy, New York, United States. Son of William Warren and Caroline Keith (Perkins) Whitman.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1874, Master of Arts, 1877, honorary Doctor of Science, 1900. Studied Johns Hopkins.
Instructor in English and Classical School, Providence, 1874-1878. Professor physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 1880-1886, Westtern Reserve University, since 1886.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (vice president 1898).
Married Charlotte Webster Wheeler, May 26, 1881.