Nationality American Spouse Celia Sachs (m. 1927) | Name Charles Robinson, Fields Classics | |
Born March 30, 1900Princeton, New Jersey ( 1900-03-30 ) Books The history of Alexander the Great, Athens in the age of Pericles | ||
Charles Alexander Robinson, Jr. (March 30, 1900 – February 23, 1965) was an American classical scholar. The son of Princeton classics professor Charles A. Robinson, he graduated from Princeton in 1922. He spent post-graduate years at the American Academy in Rome, where he met Celia Sachs, daughter of art historian Paul J. Sachs. Robinson later became a professor at Brown University. Some of his books are: Alexander the Great, Ancient History 1967 (used as a textbook in many colleges for some time), The Spring of Civilization, Athens in the Age of Pericles, and Hellenic History, which he wrote with G. W. Botsford.
The Charles A. Robinson Memorial Trophy is an award given by Brown University to the ice hockey letterman attaining the highest academic average for his first seven semesters. It has been presented annually since its inception in 1966.