page_title: Claude Fuess
hierarchical_section_title: Claude Fuess
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Claude Moore Fuess, 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover 1933-1948, from the 1918 Pot Pourri.
context_page_description: Claude Moore Fuess was an American author, historian, educator, and 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover from 1933 to 1948. After attending Amherst College and earning a Ph.D at Columbia University, Fuess taught English at Phillips Academy from 1908 to 1933. As Headmaster he successfully guided the school in a new era as it faced the Great Depression and Second World War. Concurrent with his teaching and Headmaster roles, Fuess led a successful writing career spanning several decades. He is credited as the author or editor of over 30 books and articles and well known for his biographies, including those of Caleb Cushing, President Calvin Coolidge, Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster, and Carl Schurz.
context_section_description: Claude Moore Fuess (January 12, 1885 – September 11, 1963) was an American author, historian, educator, and 10th Headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover from 1933 to 1948.  After attending Amherst College and earning a Ph.D at Columbia University, Fuess taught English at Phillips Academy from 1908 to 1933.  As Headmaster he successfully guided the school in a new era as it faced the Great Depression and Second World War.  Concurrent with his teaching and Headmaster roles, Fuess led a successful writing career spanning several decades.  He is credited as the author or editor of over 30 books and articles and well known for his biographies, including those of Caleb Cushing, President Calvin Coolidge, Rufus Choate, Daniel Webster, and Carl Schurz.
caption: Claude Moore Fuess from the 1918 Pot Pourri
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