Dates

• Existence: 1912 - 1999

Biographical History

Franklin S. Harris, Jr. (1912-1999) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a physicist.

Franklin Stewart Harris, Jr. was born on May 24, 1912 in Logan, Utah to Franklin Stewart Harris and Frankie Estelle Spilsbury. He studied at Brigham Young University, receiving his B.A. degree in 1931 and his M.A. in 1936. He later continued his education at the California Institute of Technology, earning his Ph.D. in Physics in 1941. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Harris also served as a missionary in the German-Austrian Mission and the European Mission Office. In 1950 he married Maurine Steed in the Salt Lake Temple.

During his career, Harris was affiliated with the University of British Columbia, the University of Utah, Aerospace Corporation, and Old Dominion University. He retired to Rockville, Utah in 1978, and passed away on August 13, 1999 in St. George, Utah.

Citation:

FindAGrave, via WWW, Mar. 10, 2014 (Franklin S. Harris, Jr.; b. May 24, 1912 in Logan, Utah; parents: Franklin Stewart Harris and Frankie Estelle Spilsbury Harris; m. June 7, 1950 to Maurine Steed; d. Aug. 13, 1999 in St. George, Utah)

Deseret news, Aug. 15, 1999 (Franklin Stewart Harris, Jr.; married in Salt Lake Temple; attended Brigham Young University; Ph.D. in Physics from California Institute of Technology; affiliated with the University of British Columbia, the University of Utah, Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo, Calif., and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.; retired to Rockville, Utah in 1978; active in international scientific organizations; served in the German-Austrian Mission and the European Mission Office for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; author)

UPB files, via WWW, Mar. 10, 2014 (B.A. and M.A. degrees from Brigham Young University in 1931 and 1936; Ph.D. in 1941)

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