Charles Upson Clark
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Biography
Clark was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on January 14, 1875 to Edward Perkins Clark and Catharine Pickens Upson.[3][4] He earned a bachelor's degree at Yale University in 1897, and a Ph.D. there in 1903.[3]
He married Annie White Frary in Rome on September 7, 1900, and they had three children.[3]
Throughout his life he was the author of many books on a variety of subjects. Among them was the history of West Indies by Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa translated into English,[5] and the modern history of Romania.[6]
He also collaborated with the American School of Classical Studies in Rome, where became a fellow in 1901, and held a directory of Classical Studies and Archaeology since 1910.[7] He died at his apartment in New York City on September 29, 1960.[8]
Works
- The Text Tradition of Ammianus Marcellinus (1904)
- Collectanea Hispanica (1920)
- United Roumania (1922)
- Bessarabia, Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea (1927), Dodd, Mead and Company
- Voyageurs, robes noires, et coureurs de bois; Stories from the French exploration of North America (1934) Template:Registration required
References
External links
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