William Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington (born February 6, 1870 - February 19, 1926 ) was an American Romance philologist .
life and work
Symington grew up in Baltimore , did his doctorate with John Ernst Matzke at Johns Hopkins University with a thesis on French customs (including May Day), went with his teacher to Stanford University and was professor of Romance languages at Amherst from 1895 to 1903 College . He gave up this career for financial reasons, studied law and became a judge in Baltimore.
William Stuart Symington was the father of US Senator Stuart Symington and the grandfather of Congressman James W. Symington .
literature
- Dictionary of Missouri biography, Columbia 1999 sv Stuart Symington
Web links
- William Stuart Symington in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/french/history/history_part_3
- http://www. britica.com/EBchecked/topic/577849/Stuart-Symington
- http://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/15/obituaries/stuart-symington-4-term-senator-who-ran-for-president-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
- http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/invent/3637.html
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/34543840/Cold-War-Strategist-Stuart-Symington-and-the-Search-for-National-Security-Linda-McFarland#outer_page_17
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Symington, William Stuart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Symington, W. Stuart Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Romance Studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1870 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1926 |