Jacques Futrelle: The Titanic Writer Who Chose His Wife’s Survival Over His Own

Jacques Futrelle: The Titanic Writer Who Chose His Wife’s Survival Over His Own

I have been learning about some of the people on board Titanic. So let me tell you about Jacques Futrelle

He was born on the 9th of April 1875 in Georgia. He found his way into newspapers, working in cities like Atlanta, New York, and Boston. It was here that he invented his creation of Professor Van Dusen, “The Thinking Machine,” a character built on logic and reason. 

In 1895, he married Lily May Futrelle, and he had children. By 1906, he left journalism to focus fully on writing, settling by the sea.

In April 1912, he was returning home aboard the RMS Titanic. When as we know disaster struck. He refused a place in a lifeboat, but he ensured his wife’s safety instead. 

When faced with the unimaginable, would we act with the same clarity and selflessness?