In fact this was the second member of the Whittaker family who had lectured to Smithies for he had studied the history of mathematics with John Whittaker 's father Edmund Whittaker while at Edinburgh University.
Sa katunayan na ito ay ang ikalawang miyembro ng pamilya na nag-Whittaker had lectured sa Smithies para sa niya-aral ng kasaysayan ng matematika sa John Whittaker 's ama Edmund Whittaker habang at Edinburgh University.