In Gilligan's island, what exactly was "the Professor" a Professor of?

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The pilot episode calls the Professor a "Research Scientist and well known Scout master" [even gives him a name as Roy Hinkly!]... but it never really spoke about his field of study.

The Professor showed an unbelievably wide range of knowledge from various fields, covering everything from basic physics to chemistry to agriculture and languages. This was cleverly done to give plausible reasons for some of the various creations and misadventures that happened on the show.... but realistically, he must have specialized in one field. Even as a Scout Master, with a wide breadth of knowledge, he couldn't have covered everything we see him do in the series.

So what exactly were his one, two, or possibly three fields of expertise?

I'm open to educated guesses, but canon answers would be preferred.

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Best Answer

I believe it's botany. Multiple websites (listed below) mention his principle area of expertise as botany. There is actually a fan page, gilligansisle.com, and it says that the whole reason he was even on the SS Minnow was for research for a book he was writing entitled "Fun with Ferns". So while he does hold multiple degrees, it seems he is most likely a professor of botany.

http://www.gilligansisle.com/prof.html mentions his various degrees and then explains that he was on the boat for research on his book "Fun with Ferns"

https://www.charactour.com/hub/characters/view/Roy-Hinkley.Gilligans-Island On this page, the first paragraph mentions his expertise in botany and the second paragraph makes mention of him researching his book.

https://wikivisually.com/wiki/The_Professor_(Gilligan's_Island) In the character summary on this page it mentions his expertise in botany as well as researching for his book.



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What happened to the professor on Gilligan island?

Gilligan's 'The Professor' Has Died; Russell Johnson Was 89 : The Two-Way Russell Johnson, the actor whose job it was to be the voice of reason and calm on an island of shipwrecked ninnies, reportedly died of natural causes at his home in Washington state.


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