Claude Fuess
Claude Moore Fuess (January 12, 1885 – September 11, 1963) was an American author, historian, educator, and the 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover from 1933 to 1948.
Claude Moore Fuess | |
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Claude Moore Fuess from the 1918 Pot Pourri | |
| 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy | |
| In office 1933–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred E. Stearns |
| Succeeded by | John M. Kemper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claude Moore Fuess January 12, 1885 Waterville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1963 (aged 78) Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Chapel Cemetery, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Cushing Goodhue
(m. 1911; died 1943)Lulie Anderson Blackfan
(m. 1945; died 1956) |
| Children | John Cushing Fuess (b. 1912) |
| Parent(s) | Louis Phillip Fuess Helen Augusta Moore |
| Education | Amherst College (AB) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
After attending Amherst College and earning a PhD at Columbia University, Fuess taught English at Phillips Academy from 1908 to 1933. As Headmaster he guided the school in a new era as it faced the Great Depression and Second World War. Concurrent with his teaching and position, Fuess led a writing career spanning several decades. He is credited as the author or editor of over 30 books and articles including biographies of Caleb Cushing, Calvin Coolidge, Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster, and Carl Schurz.
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