City: Nashville
FRANTZ, Frank Flavius, teacher; born Daleville, Va., August 23, 1874; German and French descent; son of Thornton P. and Sarah J. (Petit) FRANTZ; father’s occupation, farming; paternal grandfather Jacob FRANTZ; graduated from Central College, Fayette, Mo., B.A. degree, 1900; Vanderbilt University, M.A. degree, 1902, Ph.D., 1910; entered the educational work in early life; member of Masons, Past Master Claibourne Lodge No. 293; member of Sigma Nu and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities; Independent Democrat; member of M. E. Church, South; Professor of Romance Languages at Peabody College from 1905 to present date.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
