Background
Wheaton, William Lindus Cody was born on April 10, 1913 in Cleveland. Son of William Arthur and Gertrude (Cody) Wheaton.
Wheaton, William Lindus Cody was born on April 10, 1913 in Cleveland. Son of William Arthur and Gertrude (Cody) Wheaton.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1934. Wheelwright fellow, Harvard, 1945-1946. Doctor of Philosophy (Hillman fellow), University of Chicago, 1953.
Assistant director parks, Cleveland, 1937-1940. Organization officer National Housing Agency, 1943-1945. Consultant city planner, 1946.
Special assistant administrator Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1946-1948.
Associate professor regional planning Harvard, 1948-1953, department chairman, 1951-1953. Professor city planning University of Pennsylvania, 1953-1963, director Institute Urban Studies, 1954-1963.
Professor city planning University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1978, director Institute Urban and Regional Development, 1963-1968, dean College Environmental Design, from 1967. Consultant in field, 1960-1978.
Chairman, California Council intergovernmental
Relations, 1967-1968. United States representative committee housing, building and planning United Nations, 1963-1965. United Nations senior representative Nagoya Development Center, 1968-1971.
Member Democratic Advisory Council, 1959-1961. Board of directors San Francisco Planning and Renewal, 1963-1969, California Tomorrow, from 1963, Regional Science. Member American Institute Planners (board directors 1952-1960, Distinguished Service medal 1973), National Association Housing and Renewal Officials (Board of Governors 1953-1955, Distinguished Service medal 1974), American Society Planning Officials (Board of Governors 1970-1974, recipient medal 1974).
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Member editorial boards journals in field
Married Katherine Friend, August 20, 1935. Married second, Margaret Fry, November 9, 1963, 1 son, Edward Fry. Children: William Cody, Martha Hansen.