William Clark Helmbold

William Clark Helmbold
Born(1908-04-03)April 3, 1908
Curwensville, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 10, 1969(1969-01-10) (aged 60)
Education
OccupationsAcademic, translator
SpouseNancy Pearce Helmbold

William Clark Helmbold (April 3, 1908 – January 10, 1969) was an American classical scholar and translator.[1] His wife Nancy was also a classicist.[2]

Biography

William Clark Helmbold was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania on April 3, 1908.[3]

He earned a bachelor's degree at Oberlin College, then went to the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship.[4][5]

He died on January 10, 1969.[3]

References

  1. ^ Helmbold, Nancy P. "Helmbold, William Clark". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers–New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences.
  2. ^ Briggs, Ward. "Nancy Pearce Helmbold". The Classical Association of the Middle West and South.
  3. ^ a b Fontenrose, Joseph; Pritchett, W. Kendrick (December 1970). "William Clark Helmbold, Classics: Berkeley". University of California: In Memoriam. pp. 51–52.
  4. ^ Written at Philadelphia. "Oberlin Senior Wins Rhodes Scholarship". The Evening News. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. December 12, 1927. p. 15. Retrieved November 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Phila. Youth Named As Rhodes Scholar From Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1927. pp. 1, 19. Retrieved November 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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