Background
Colby, Frank Moore was born on February 10, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Stoddard Benham and Ellen Cornelia (Hunt) Colby.
Colby, Frank Moore was born on February 10, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Stoddard Benham and Ellen Cornelia (Hunt) Colby.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1888, Master of Arts, 1889. Special studies political sciences, Columbia.
Acting professor of history, Amherst College, 1890-1891. Lecturer history, Columbia, 1891-1895. Instructor history and economics Barnard College, 1891-1895.
Professor economics, New York University, 1895-1900.
Editor New International Encyclopedia, since 1900(revised, 1913-1916, support, 1923-1924), and New International Year Book, since 1907. On editorial staff Johnson’s Cyclopedia, department of history and political science, 1893-1895.
Editor International Cyclopedia, 1898 edit, International Year Book, 1898-1902. Editorial writer New York Commercial Advertiser, 1900-1902.
American editor Nelson’s Encyclopedia, 1905-1906.
Literature reviewer for Harper’s Weekly, March-June 1913. Staff writer and contributor to New Republic, Vanity Fair, North American Review, et cetera Author: Outlines of General History, 1900.
Imaginary Obligations, 1904.
Constrained Attitudes, 1910. The Margin of Hesitation, 1921.
Married Harriet Wood Fowler, December 30, 1896.