Background
Whitaker, Herbert Coleman was born on October 31, 1862 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. Son of Franklin and Lydia Learning (Ross) Whitaker.
Whitaker, Herbert Coleman was born on October 31, 1862 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. Son of Franklin and Lydia Learning (Ross) Whitaker.
Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1885, Mechanical Engineering, 1886, Doctor of Philosophy, 1896.
Professor mathematics in the high schools of Philadelphia, since 1887, later head department of mathematics, South Philadelphia High School Inventor. Author: Elements of Trigonometry (with tables), 1898. Extensive contributor to mathematics journals, also on genealogy.
Married Agnes Tweed, December 22, 1887.