William Farr Church

Background

Church, William Farr was born on December 13, 1912 in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry Ward and Helen (Farr) Church.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Allegheny College, 1934. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1935, Doctor of Philosophy, 1939.

Career

Instructor history Gettysburg College, 1940-1941. Instructor history U. Kentucky, 1941-1942, assistant professor, 1946. Faculty Brown University, 1947-1977, professor, 1951-1977, Munroe, Goodwin, Wilkinson professor of history, 1959-1977.

Guggenheim fellow, 1946-1947, 54.

National Endowment for Humanities senior.

Achievements

• William Farr Church has been listed as a noteworthy educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow, 1967.; Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945.

Connections

Married Margaret Kathleen Lovelock, August 4, 1947. Children: Barbara Monica, David Edmund.

Father:

Henry Ward Church

Mother:

Helen (Farr) Church

Spouse:

Margaret Kathleen Lovelock

child:

Barbara Monica Church

child:

David Edmund Church