Fabian Franklin
Fabian was born in Hungary in 1853, and
immigrated to the Philadelphia, U.S. in 1855 but moved to Washington, D.C.
in 1861. He was originally a civil engineer but decided to go back to college
to earn his PhD (1880) in mathematics at Johns Hopkins University
and stayed there as a professor until 1895 when he left to become and associate
editor of the New York Evening Post. He was, "opposed to radicalism
in general and socialism in particular," and Fabian's stand for a
more milititant allied stance in World War I led to his creation of a paper
of his own, called The Review. In 1922 his paper merged with the
Independent where he stayed for a couple of years and then turned to writing
articles and books. He died suddenly in January of 1939.
Throughout their marriage, Fabian willingly
provided support for christine form the day that they met at Johns Hopkins
University, through her research and studies up until her struggle with
pneumonia. Marriage suited Christine and did not affect her studies because
she waited until she was finished with her formal eductiona nd her level
of maturity was beyond that of fabian, he was six years younger and tis
left her with much of the power. The fact that Fabian was also a scholar,
allowed him to understand and appreciate her scientific exploits.
(Furumoto, 179)
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