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Chidsey
Chidsey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Lake Chidsey (1904–1981), American secondary educator *Donald Barr Chidsey Donald Barr Chidsey (May 14, 1902 – March 17, 1981) was an American writer, biographer, historian, novelist and writer of adventure fiction. Biography Donald Barr Chidsey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 14, 1902. He worked at th ... (1902–1981), American writer, biographer, historian, and novelist * John Chidsey (born 1962), American businessman and attorney {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Barr Chidsey
Donald Barr Chidsey (May 14, 1902 – March 17, 1981) was an American writer, biographer, historian, novelist and writer of adventure fiction. Biography Donald Barr Chidsey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 14, 1902. He worked at the ''Elizabeth Daily Journal'', and traveled widely in his youth. He lived in Lyme, Connecticut for many years. In 1935 he married Shirley Chidsey (born Elinor Shirley Stewart) and went with her to Tahiti, where she sailed in his boat and helped to manage a coconut plantation. While they made friends with a number of writers, including F. Scott Fitzgerald. Shirley separated from him in February 1940. She went to join the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (CIA’s forerunner), in 1943 she worked in the Belgian Congo to keep the unique uranium mine in Katanga province Shinkolobwe out of the hands of the Axis powers. The uranium was later used in the creation of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Along with artist W. Langdon Kihn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Lake Chidsey
Alan Lake Chidsey (March 13, 1904 – October 1981) was an American high school, secondary education, educator. Chidsey was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Union College in 1925 and continued his education at Harvard University. In 1934 he married Ellis Cochran Brown from Greenwich, Connecticut. They had two children, Peter Chidsey and Ellen Chidsey Hays. A professional educator and school administrator, before World War II, Chidsey served as headmaster of the Pawling School (today called Trinity-Pawling School) in Pawling (village), New York, Pawling, New York and as principal of the now-defunct Arizona Desert School in the Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. Military service interrupted his career as a teacher and school administrator. In 1942, he was inducted as a lieutenant in the United States Army. Rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1945, Chidsey served in a variety of administrative positions in Washington, D.C., and developed educational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |