Claude Moore Fuess

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Claude Moore Fuess

1885–1963

A longtime educator and biographer, this American schoolmaster led Phillips Academy in Andover for nearly three decades while writing lives of figures such as Daniel Webster and Caleb Cushing. His work blends a teacher’s eye for character with a historian’s interest in New England public life.

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Lord Byron as a satirist in verse

Lord Byron as a satirist in verse

by Claude Moore Fuess

About the author

Born in 1885, Claude Moore Fuess became best known as an educator, writer, and headmaster of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He studied at Amherst College and later built a career that joined teaching, school leadership, and historical writing.

Fuess served as principal of Phillips Academy from 1933 to 1948, guiding one of the country’s best-known preparatory schools through the Depression and World War II years. Alongside his school work, he wrote biographies and historical studies, including books on Daniel Webster and Caleb Cushing, and became known for clear, readable accounts of American public figures.

He died in 1963, leaving behind a reputation as both a dedicated school leader and a productive man of letters. Readers interested in American history, education, and New England life may find his career especially appealing, since his writing grew directly out of the world he knew so well.