Charles Upson Clark
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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]
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]
