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{{Short description|American editor and Middle East analyst}} |
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'''Helen Chapin Metz''' (1928 |
'''Helen Chapin Metz''' (April 12, 1928 – May 13, 2011) was an American editor and Middle East analyst.<ref name=WP>{{cite news | title=Helen Chaplin Metz | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=May 20, 2011 | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/helen-metz-obituary?id=5967837 | access-date=September 20, 2022 }}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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| ⚫ | Helen Chapin was born on April 12, 1928 in China.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 April 1928 |title=Mrs. Selden Chapin Has a Daughter. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/04/15/archives/mrs-selden-chapin-has-a-daughter.html |accessdate=}}</ref> She was the daughter of diplomat [[Selden Chapin]] and Mary Paul Noyes. Her brother, [[Frederic L. Chapin]], would also become a diplomat. She was educated at the [[Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)|Potomac School]], the [[Madeira School]], [[Vassar College]] and the [[American University of Beirut]].<ref name=WP/> |
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[[File:Huwelijk Helen Chapin en Ronald Irvin Metz, Bestanddeelnr 904-6834.jpg|thumb|Metz at her wedding, July 1951]] |
[[File:Huwelijk Helen Chapin en Ronald Irvin Metz, Bestanddeelnr 904-6834.jpg|thumb|Metz at her wedding, July 1951]] |
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| ⚫ | Helen Chapin was born on April 12, 1928, in [[Peking]], China.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 April 1928 |title=Mrs. Selden Chapin Has a Daughter. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/04/15/archives/mrs-selden-chapin-has-a-daughter.html |accessdate=}}</ref> She was the daughter of diplomat [[Selden Chapin]] and Mary Paul Noyes. Her brother, [[Frederic L. Chapin]], would also become a diplomat. She was educated at the [[Potomac School (McLean, Virginia)|Potomac School]], the [[Madeira School]], [[Vassar College]], graduating in 1949,<ref name=NYTmarriage>{{cite news |date=15 July 1951 |title=MISS HELEN CHAPIN WED IN THE HAGUE; Daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Is Married to Ronald Metz of Omaha |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/07/15/archives/miss-helen-chapin-wed-in-the-hague-daughter-of-us-ambassador-to.html |accessdate=}}</ref> and the [[American University of Beirut]].<ref name=WP/> |
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She married Rev. Ronald Irvin Metz on July 14, 1951 in |
She married Rev. Ronald Irvin Metz on July 14, 1951, in [[The Hague]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web | title=Marriage helen chapin Stock Photos and Images | url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/marriage-helen-chapin.html | access-date=September 20, 2022 }}</ref> The couple settled in Washington, D. C., as they both had jobs in the federal government.<ref name=NYTmarriage/> |
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Metz worked for the [[Federal Research Division]] of the [[Library of Congress]], editing 15 [[Library of Congress Country Study]] handbooks.<ref name=WP/> |
Metz worked for the [[Federal Research Division]] of the [[Library of Congress]], editing 15 [[Library of Congress Country Study]] handbooks.<ref name=WP/> |
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She died in [[Washington, D.C.]] on May 13, 2011.<ref name=WP/> |
She died in [[Washington, D.C.]], on May 13, 2011.<ref name=WP/> |
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 6 February 2023
Helen Chapin Metz (April 12, 1928 – May 13, 2011) was an American editor and Middle East analyst.[1]
Life[edit]
Helen Chapin was born on April 12, 1928, in Peking, China.[2] She was the daughter of diplomat Selden Chapin and Mary Paul Noyes. Her brother, Frederic L. Chapin, would also become a diplomat. She was educated at the Potomac School, the Madeira School, Vassar College, graduating in 1949,[3] and the American University of Beirut.[1]
She married Rev. Ronald Irvin Metz on July 14, 1951, in The Hague, Netherlands.[4] The couple settled in Washington, D. C., as they both had jobs in the federal government.[3]
Metz worked for the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, editing 15 Library of Congress Country Study handbooks.[1]
She died in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2011.[1]
Works[edit]
- (ed.) Iran: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
- (ed.) Libya: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
- (ed.) Iraq: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
- (ed.) Israel: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
- (ed.) Egypt: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
- (ed.) Jordan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
- (ed.) Nigeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Sudan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Saudi Arabia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
- (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
- (ed.) Algeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Mauritius, 1994. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Persian Gulf states: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Indian ocean: five island countries. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1995.
- (ed.) Turkey: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1996.
- (ed.) Global Terrorism: an Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1997.
- (with Glenn Curtis) The Housing Market in Mexico. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1999.
- (ed.) Dominican Republic and Haiti: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 2001.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Helen Chaplin Metz". The Washington Post. May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Mrs. Selden Chapin Has a Daughter". The New York Times. 15 April 1928.
- ^ a b "MISS HELEN CHAPIN WED IN THE HAGUE; Daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Is Married to Ronald Metz of Omaha". The New York Times. 15 July 1951.
- ^ "Marriage helen chapin Stock Photos and Images". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
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