Jr. Francis A. March

Born in 1863, Francis A. March Jr. was an American author, teacher, and scholar closely associated with Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. Library of Congress records identify him as Francis A. March, Jr. (1863–1928), and contemporary Lafayette material remembers him as a central figure in the college’s academic and athletic life.

He worked in English studies and helped continue the scholarly legacy of his father, Francis Andrew March. Together they were credited on reference works including A Thesaurus Dictionary of the English Language, and his name also appears on later editions and related language-reference books. He also wrote on athletics at Lafayette and co-authored major World War I histories, including History of the World War and America’s Part in the World War.

March died in 1928. While he is not as widely known today as some literary figures of his era, his books show a writer interested in making large subjects—language, education, sports, and modern war—clear and accessible to everyday readers.