Background
Smith, James Perrin was born on November 27, 1864 in Cokesbury, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review James Francis and Julia (Forster) Smith.
Smith, James Perrin was born on November 27, 1864 in Cokesbury, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review James Francis and Julia (Forster) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Wofford College, South Carolina., 1884. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, 1886. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Göttingen, Germany, 1892.
Doctor of Laws, Wofford College, South Carolina., 1916.
Professor paleontology, Stanford University, since 1892. Geologist United States Geological Survey, since 1895.
Married Frances Norris Rand, August 19, 1896. Children: Forster Rand, Mary Norris, Howard Carlisle, Charles Kirtland.