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Whitney Smith Jr. (February 26, 1940 – November 17, 2016) was an American vexillologist.He coined the term vexillology, which refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. [2]
Vexillology (/ ˌ v ɛ k s ɪ ˈ l ɒ l ə dʒ i / VEK-sih-LOL-ə-jee) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general. [ 1 ] A person who studies flags is a vexillologist , one who designs flags is a vexillographer, and the art of designing flags is called vexillography .
American vexillologist Whitney Smith coined the term vexilloid in 1958, defining it as An object which functions as a flag but differs from it in some respect, usually appearance. Vexilloids are characteristic of traditional societies and often consist of a staff with an emblem, such as a carved animal, at the top.
Whitney Smith Fellow: an individual who makes an outstanding contribution to North American vexillology may be elected to this honor by NAVA's executive board. An honoree is entitled to use the postnominals "WSF" Honorary membership: honors an individual who renders distinguished service to the association or vexillology.
This is a list of vexillologists.. Grace Rogers Cooper (1924–2004), former curator of textiles, Smithsonian Institution; former president (1983-1986) and first female president of NAVA; Whitney Smith Fellow (NAVA)(for an outstanding contribution to North American vexillology); and author, among other publications, of Thirteen-Star Flags: Keys to Identification
Vexillological symbols are used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of flags, such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like.The symbols were created by vexillologist Whitney Smith and then adopted by the International Federation of Vexillological Associations (FIAV) in the early 1970s. [1]
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Michel R. Lupant, former president of FIAV. The International Federation of Vexillological Associations (French: Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques; FIAV) is an international federation [4] of 53 regional, national, and multinational associations and institutions across the globe that study vexillology, which FIAV defines in its constitution as "the creation and ...