Frank Butterworth

Frank Butterworth is a nonfiction author and biographer. Available author and bookseller bios describe him as the coauthor, with David McIntyre, of Paul Gauguin's Son: The Life and Times of Emile Gauguin, a book shaped in part by a family connection: Emile Gauguin was described as his cousin-in-law and virtual grandfather.

Before writing full-time, he taught and researched in cell and molecular biology, and later worked with a nonprofit focused on biomonitoring—using living organisms to detect environmental toxins. Other published descriptions also credit him as a retired professor of genetics and cell biology who wrote scientific papers and edited books on environmental monitoring.

Those two sides of his career—science and storytelling—help explain the feel of his work: careful with facts, interested in hidden histories, and drawn to subjects that reward deep research. Public author bios place him in Southern California and note that he has also worked on memoir, science writing, and fiction projects.