Charles Upson Clark
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| Born | January 14, 1875 Springfield, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | September 29, 1960 (aged 85) New York, New York, US |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Spouse |
Annie White Frary (m. 1900) |
| Children | 3 |
Charles Upson Clark (January 14, 1875 – September 29, 1960) was a professor of history at Columbia University. He discovered the Barberini Codex, the earliest Aztec writings on herbal medicines extant.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- 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) (registration required)
References
[edit]- ^ Foster, Stephen (October 1, 1994). "America's First Herbal: The Badianus Manuscript". Mother Earth Living. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Colonial Codices". Realms of the Sacred in Daily Life: Early Written Records of Mesoamerica. University of California, Irvine Library. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Clark, Charles Upson", in Who's Who in America (vol. 14, 1926 edition); p. 456
- ^ "Kate Upson Clark, Author, Dies At 83; Mother of Three Well Known Men Also Was Civic Leadert Editor and Lecturer". The New York Times. February 18, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
Mrs. Edwin Perkins Clark, better known by her nom de plume, Kate Upson Clark, died early yesterday at her home, 464 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn. ... Two of her sons, John Kirkland Clark, president of the New York State Board of ...
- ^ Manucy, Albert (January 1944). "Book Reviews". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 22 (3): 152–158. JSTOR 30138500. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "The Birth of the Romanian State". Burns Library. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Directory by Year Index". American Academy in Rome Society of Fellows. Archived from the original on August 26, 2005. Retrieved August 26, 2005.
- ^ "Clark U. Clark". New York Daily News. October 1, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Charles Upson Clark at the Database of Classical Scholars
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