Background
Whitman, William Tate was born on October 26, 1909 in Boaz, Alabama, United States. Son of Edward Fenno and Jane Moore (Street) Whitman.
Whitman, William Tate was born on October 26, 1909 in Boaz, Alabama, United States. Son of Edward Fenno and Jane Moore (Street) Whitman.
AB, Duke University, 1929. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1933. Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1943.
Assistant professor, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina., 1936-1947; instructor economics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1939-1940; associate professor economics, Emory University, Atlanta, 1947-1955; professor economics, Emory University, Atlanta, 1955-1960; Charles Howard Candler professor economics, Emory University, Atlanta, 1960-1978; professor emeritus, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1978.
Member Southern Economics Association (member Executive Committee 1959-1961, vice president 1962-1963).
Married Luisita Dye, August 12, 1936. Children: Melinda, Ernestine.