biography
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Cross, Samuel Hazzard
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| male
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| lived:
| (1891–1946)
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| biography:
| Slavic language specialist and diplomat, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA. Known for greatly expanding the Slavic studies curriculum, he served from the end of World War 1 until 1926 in a variety of diplomatic posts. These included commercial attache to the American embassy in Belgium (1921–5) and as chief of the European Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Trade. He resigned (1926), and after a time in the securities business began to lecture in history and German at Harvard and Tufts (1928). In 1930 he became professor of Slavic languages at Harvard, a post he held until his death. Irascible and energetic, he was known for his brilliant linguistic skills. He was an avid fan of Russian architecture and ballet. |
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