Background
Though born in Dallas, an adopted son of Ezra A. Frantz and the former Mary Buckley, Frantz was reared in Weatherford in Parker County west of Fort Worth.
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Education
He attended the University of Texas at Austin and obtained a bachelor"s degree in journalism and a Master of Arts in history there, with the thesis entitled "The newspapers of the Republic of Texas". In 1948, Frantz earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Utah with the dissertation entitled "Infinite pursuit: the story of Gail Borden", a study of the inventor of condensed milk.
Career
His first job was as acting advisor and archivist at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site east of Houston, Texas. In 1943, Frantz joined the United States Navy during World World War World War II A lieutenant, he was involved in eight engangements as a communications officer in the South Pacific. With his highest degree in hand, Frantz was then invited to join the Utah faculty as an assistant professor
He was elevated in 1953 to associate professor and in 1959 to full professor
In 1959, with Julian East. Choate, he co-authored After his retirement from Utah, Frantz joined the faculty at Corpus Christi State University in Corpus Christi, Texas, now known as Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University–Corpus Christi. Frantz died in a hospital in Houston and is interred at Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
Membership
During his undergraduate tenure at Utah, he was a staff member of the Daily Texan newspaper, a member of the Rusk Literary Society, and the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Honor Society.
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