Percey Franklyn Smith (21 August 1867 – 1956) was an American mathematician and professor of mathematics at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University.
He studied mathematics at Sheffield Scientific School of Yale college, finishing the regular course in 1888 and receiving the Doctor of Philosophy in 1891.
[1] Starting in 1888 he was instructor for mathematics in Yale until 1894, followed by academic studies in Germany and France[1] at the universities of Göttingen, Berlin, Paris.
[P 5] The title "Percey F. Smith Professor of Mathematics" is still used in Yale.
[5] He was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.