Kirtley F. Mather

Kirtley Fletcher Mather was an American geologist and faculty member at Harvard University. An expert on petroleum geology and mineralogy, Mather was a prominent scholar, advocate for academic freedom, social activist, and critic of McCarthyism. He is known for his efforts to harmonize the dialogue between science and religion, his role in the Scopes Monkey Trial, his faithbased liberal activism, and his advocacy for adult education programs.

Kirtley Mather was the second of six children born to William Green Mather and Julia Sabrina King . William Mather was the son of a Baptist minister. Mather is related to Increase and Cotton Mather, well known New England Puritan ministers. They are all directly descended from Rev. Richard Mather. The familys religious heritage would be significant in forming young Mathers social conscience.

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