Background
Lane, Frederic Chapin was born on November 23, 1900 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Church and Susanne Foster (Lauriat) Lane.
historian university professor
Lane, Frederic Chapin was born on November 23, 1900 in Lansing, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Church and Susanne Foster (Lauriat) Lane.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1921. Master of Arts, Tufts College, 1922. Student of University of Bordeaux, 1923-1924, University of Vienna, 1924, Harvard, 1925-1926.
John Thornton Kirkland Fellow for research in Italy, Harvard, 1927-1928.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1930.
Instructor in history, University of Minnesota, 1926. Instructor in history, Johns Hopkins, 1928-1931, associate, 1931-1935, associate professor, 1935-1946, professor, 1946-1966, professor emeritus history, from 1966. Visiting professor Brandeis U.
Assistant director division social science Rockefeller Foundation, 1951-1953.
Historian United States Maritime Committee, 1946-1947.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Medieval Academy. Member American History Association (council 1959-1962. Clubs: Hamilton Street (Baltimore, Maryland.).
Married Harriet Whitney Mirick, June 4, 1927. Children: George, Jonathan, Alfreda.