Charles Alexander Robinson Jr.

Charles A. Robinson Jr.
Born (1900-03-30)March 30, 1900
Princeton, New Jersey
Died February 23, 1965(1965-02-23) (aged 64)
Providence, Rhode Island
Nationality American
Alma mater Princeton University
Spouse(s)
Celia Sachs (m. 1927)
Scientific career
Fields Classical studies
Institutions Brown University

Charles Alexander Robinson Jr. (March 30, 1900 – February 23, 1965) was an American classical scholar. The son of Princeton classics professor Charles A. Robinson, he graduated from Princeton in 1922. He spent post-graduate years at the American Academy in Rome, where he met Celia Sachs, daughter of art historian Paul J. Sachs. Robinson later became a professor at Brown University. Some of his books are: Alexander the Great, Ancient History 1967 (used as a textbook in many colleges for some time), The Spring of Civilization, Athens in the Age of Pericles, and Hellenic History, which he wrote with G. W. Botsford.[1]

The Charles A. Robinson Memorial Trophy is an award given by Brown University to the ice hockey letterman attaining the highest academic average for his first seven semesters. It has been presented annually since its inception in 1966.[2]

Personal life

In June 1927, he married Celia Sachs, daughter of Paul J. Sachs; they had three sons: Charles Alexander Robinson III, Samuel S. Robinson, and Franklin W. Robinson.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Robinson, Charles Alexander
  2. ↑ Brown Men's Hockey Charles A. Robinson Memorial Trophy - Brown
  3. ↑ Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 66. Princeton University.


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