Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (died 1912)

Jacques Futrelle

American mystery writer (1875–1912)

Jacques Heath Futrelle was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his use of logic. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.