J. Rives Childs
Appearance
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James Rives Childs (February 6, 1893 – July 15, 1987) was an American diplomat, a writer and an authority on Giacomo Casanova.
Early life and education
Childs was born in
Randolph-Macon College in 1912. Childs obtained a master's degree from Harvard University in 1915. Later, Childs joined the United States Army and worked with British and French forces as a radio intelligence liaison in World War I.[1] He received the Medal of Freedom for his service. After the war, Childs worked with the American Relief Administration in the Soviet Union.[2]
Diplomatic career
Childs joined the
Ambassador to Ethiopia. He retired two years later.[3] In 1987, Childs died in Richmond, Virginia, of a cardiac pulmonary infection, aged 94.[4]
Writer
Childs wrote 14 books, five of them on the subject of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century Venetian adventurer and libertine. His authoritative biography of Casanova was published posthumously in 1988.[4]
References
- ^ "A Guide to the Papers of J. Rives Childs 1904-1967". University of Virginia. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Loftus, Gerald (January–February 2014). "J. Rives Childs in wartime Tangier". American Foreign Service Association. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "James Rives Childs (1893-1987)". Office of the Historian. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ New York Times. July 16, 1987. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
- "Overview of the J. Rives Childs memoirs". Online Archive of California. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
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