Francis Russell Hittinger III (born (1949-07-27)27 July 1949) is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America.
He was previously the Warren Chair of Catholic Studies and Research Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa.
[1] Hittinger's scholarship is focused on the intersection of philosophy, religion, and law, with particular emphasis on the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
He grew up on or near Marine Corps and Navy bases in Camp Lejeune, Norfolk, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Quantico, Kaneohe Hawaii, and Washington, D.C.
Their father was killed in action in Quang Nam Province, Republic of South Vietnam in 1968; their mother died of lung cancer in 1972.