BRITTON HARRIS ’35

BRITTON HARRIS, a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and professor emeritus of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania, died Feb. 8, 2005, at age 90. A member of Delta Upsilon, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi. He received a master’s degree from the University of Chicago. An early advocate of the use of computers and models in urban planning, he made many contributions to land use and transportation modeling. His interest in developing societies was expressed by his international consulting work. At the University of Pennsylvania, he also served as department chair and dean of the former School of Public and Urban Policy. After his retirement, he continued to write and lecture and was the recipient of numerous awards and citations for his research. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Brandstetter Harris, three children, a granddaughter, and a sister.