Claude Fuess

Claude Moore Fuess
Claude Moore Fuess from the 1918 Pot Pourri
10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy
In office
1933–1948
Preceded byAlfred E. Stearns
Succeeded byJohn M. Kemper
Personal details
Born
Claude Moore Fuess

(1885-01-12)January 12, 1885
Waterville, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 1963(1963-09-11) (aged 78)
Brookline, Massachusetts[1]
Resting placeChapel Cemetery, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Cushing Goodhue
(m. 1911; died 1943)

Lulie Anderson Blackfan
(m. 1945; died 1956)
ChildrenJohn Cushing Fuess (b. 1912)
Parent(s)Louis Phillip Fuess
Helen Augusta Moore
EducationAmherst College (AB)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)

Claude Moore Fuess (January 12, 1885 – September 11, 1963) was an American author, historian, educator, and the 10th Headmaster[a] of Phillips Academy Andover from 1933 to 1948.

After attending Amherst College and earning a PhD at Columbia University, Fuess taught English at Phillips Academy from 1908 to 1933.[3] As Headmaster he guided the school in a new era as it faced the Great Depression and Second World War.[4] Concurrent with his teaching and position, Fuess led a writing career spanning several decades. He is credited as the author or editor of over 30 books and articles including biographies of Caleb Cushing, Calvin Coolidge, Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster, and Carl Schurz.[5][6]


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