Background
Babcock, James Chester was born on February 25, 1908 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. Son of George Edward and Hannah (Muncy) Babcock.
Babcock, James Chester was born on February 25, 1908 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. Son of George Edward and Hannah (Muncy) Babcock.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Arkansas, 1929. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1930, Doctor of Philosophy, 1934. Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth, 1951.
Studied at Centro de Estudios Historicos, Madrid, Spain, 1932, Sorbonne, Paris, 1933.
; children—Janet Elizabeth, James Stephen, Arthur East., Helen L. Married second, Sandra Eileen Scharff, December 30, 1961. Instructor Romance languages
University of Chicago, 1936-1943, associate professor, 1943-1950. Visiting professor of the humanities Dartmouth, 1949, professor Romance languages, 1950-1957, department chairman, 1953-1957.
Professor Romance languages, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1957-1974, department chairman of Romance languages, 1957-1965.
Member of Modern Language Association.
Married Helen Alberta Wood, June 2, 1930 (divorced 1961). Married second, Sandra Eileen Scharff, December 30, 1961. Children: Janet Elizabeth, James Stephen, Arthur East., Helen L.