Whitney Smith

Who is Whitney Smith?

Whitney Smith is a professional vexillologist and scholar of flags. The term vexillology, which he originated in his 1958 article Flags of the Arab World, refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. In 1961, Smith and colleague Gerhard Grahl cofounded The Flag Bulletin, the world's first journal about flags. The following year, Smith established the Flag Research Center in Winchester, Massachusetts. He continues to serve as its director and as editor of its bimonthly journal The Flag Bulletin.