Andrew Hill Clark

Background

Clark, Andrew Hill was born on April 29, 1911 in Fairford, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Jeremiah S. and Belle (Pratt) Clark.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, McMaster University, 1930. Student of University Manitoba, 1931-1932. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1938.

Doctor of Philosophy, University California at Berkeley, 1944.

Career

Wtih actuarial department Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Toronto, 1932-1935. Instructor U. Toronto, 1935-1938. Assistant Dominion Geological Survey Canada, 1936, 37.

Extension lecturer University of California at Berkeley, 1940.

Lecturer Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1941, 42. Instructor United States Army Air Force, Berkeley, 1943, ASTP, Johns Hopkins, 1943-1944.

Geographer Office of Strategic Services and Department of State, 1944-1946. Associate professor geography Rutgers University, 1946-1949, professor, department chairman, 1949-1951.

Professor geography University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1951-1964, research professor, 1964-1966, Vernor Clifford Finch research professor geography, 1966-1975, department chairman, 1958-1961.

Fellow in American studies U. Dundee, Scotland, 1971-1972. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial fellow and Fulbright Research scholar, 1961-1962. South.S.R.C. fellow, 1962.

Chairman committee history geography National Research Council, 1949-1953.

Achievements

• Andrew Hill Clark has been listed as a noteworthy geographer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geography Society, Association American Geographers (honorary president 1961-1962, editor Monograph series 1961-1963), Canadian Association Geographers (award for scholarly distinction 1974), International Geography Congress (chairman history geography section 1964), Agricultural History Society.

Connections

Married Louise Sassmann, December 28, 1940. Children: Charles Doctorate., John R. and Stephen P. (twins)-Mary East. Came to the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1945.

Father:

Jeremiah South. Clark

Mother:

Belle (Pratt) Clark

Spouse:

Louise Sassmann

child:

John R. and Stephen P. Clark (twins)-Mary East. Came to the United States

child:

Charles D. Clark

child:

1945 Clark

child:

naturalized Clark

child:

1938 Clark