Frederick Sparks Stimson

Background

Stimson, Frederick Sparks was born on January 1, 1919 in Newark. Son of Fred Samuel and Leah Kate (Sparks) Stimson.

Education

Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1940. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1941. Junior fellow in Archaeology, Princeton University, 1942.

Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy (Ford Foundation grantee), University Michigan, 1952.

Career

Director Cultural Center for Department State, Medellin, Colombia, 1944-1946. Assistant public affairs officer American embassy, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1947. Instructor to professor department Spanish Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1954-1981, professor emeritus, from 1981, chairman department, 1976-1979.

Achievements

• Frederick Sparks Stimson has been listed as a noteworthy Hispanist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The new schools of spanish american poetry.

Membership

Member Modern Language Association, Phi Beta Kappa.