Carl Russell Fish
Encyclopedia
Carl Russell Fish was a University of Wisconsin–Madison Historian.
Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island
to Fredrick E and Louisiana N. Fish on October 17, 1876. He claimed later in life that he wanted to be a professor since he was four years old. He graduated from Brown in 1887, and completed his Masters and Doctoral degree at Harvard University
, finishing in 1898 and 1900, respectively. He was appointed Professor of History later that year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
. He served in a factory during World War I
, then visited England in the fall of 1917 to direct the [American University Club]. There he met Rudyard Kipling
, John Masefield
, John Singer Sargent
, Lady Astor, and James Bryce
, all of whom he considered friends. After he returned, he married Miss Jeanne l'Hommedieu of Madison, WI in 1919. He was again a Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison again upon his return until his death of pneumonia after finishing teaching his summer semester classes in 1932.
He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society
of Great Britain, and a member of Beta Theta Pi
, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Delta Chi fraternities, as well as the University and Madison clubs at the University. Fish was known for a bright red jacket he used to wear, especially when he spoke before school football games. He could sometimes be seen running cross country on campus, which he did for exercise. Courses he taught included American History, and "Representative Americans," about specific figures in American History. He was widely acclaimed as a Professor by his students, who said he made history live, and that he always had another anecdote about a famous historical figure.
He also wrote a review of "Master's History of the People of the United States" in 1914, in The Mississippi Valley historical review.
Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Central Falls is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 19,376 at the 2010 census. With an area of only , it is the smallest and most densely populated city in the smallest state, and the thirty-second most densely populated incorporated place in the United...
to Fredrick E and Louisiana N. Fish on October 17, 1876. He claimed later in life that he wanted to be a professor since he was four years old. He graduated from Brown in 1887, and completed his Masters and Doctoral degree at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, finishing in 1898 and 1900, respectively. He was appointed Professor of History later that year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
. He served in a factory during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, then visited England in the fall of 1917 to direct the [American University Club]. There he met Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
, John Masefield
John Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OM, was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967...
, John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings...
, Lady Astor, and James Bryce
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FBA was a British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
, all of whom he considered friends. After he returned, he married Miss Jeanne l'Hommedieu of Madison, WI in 1919. He was again a Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison again upon his return until his death of pneumonia after finishing teaching his summer semester classes in 1932.
He was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
of Great Britain, and a member of Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi , often just called Beta, is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi. It has over 138 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada...
, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Delta Chi fraternities, as well as the University and Madison clubs at the University. Fish was known for a bright red jacket he used to wear, especially when he spoke before school football games. He could sometimes be seen running cross country on campus, which he did for exercise. Courses he taught included American History, and "Representative Americans," about specific figures in American History. He was widely acclaimed as a Professor by his students, who said he made history live, and that he always had another anecdote about a famous historical figure.
Books
- The Development of American Nationality (1913, rev. ed. 1940) - A Textbook
- American Diplomacy (1915, 5th ed. 1929)
- The Path of Empire, A Chronicle Of The United States As A World Power ("Chronicles of America" series, 1919, repr. 1983, Greenwood Press)
- The Rise of the Common Man, 1830–1850 ("History of American Life" Vol. VI, 1927, repr. 1971)
- The American Civil War: An Interpretation (ed. by William E. Smith, 1937).
He also wrote a review of "Master's History of the People of the United States" in 1914, in The Mississippi Valley historical review.
Personal influence
The Growth of American Nationality, by Professor Fred W. Wellborn, was dedicated to Fish.External links
- AllRefer.com - Carl Russell Fish (Historians, U.S., Biography) - Encyclopedia at reference.allrefer.com
- Nettels, Curtis P. "Carl Russell Fish, 1876-1932" The Wisconsin alumni magazine Volume 33, Number X (July 1932) Egstad, H. M. (ed.) p. 305. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.v33i10
Other sources
- "Professor Fish of U.W. Dies" July 11, 1932, in the Milwaukee Journal. (Found via Google, and the Wisconsin Historical SocietyWisconsin Historical SocietyThe Wisconsin Historical Society is simultaneously a private membership and a state-funded organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West...
Web site.)