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Thomas Caldecot Chubb
1899–1972
A poet, biographer, and historian, this Yale-educated writer moved comfortably between lyric verse and lively books about the Renaissance and Byzantium. His work reflects a broad curiosity about literature, art, and the long sweep of history.
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The Byzantines
by Thomas Caldecot Chubb
About the author
Born in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1899, Thomas Caldecot Chubb studied at St. Paul's School and then at Yale, where he earned his BA in 1922. His papers at Yale show the range of his writing life, from early poems to later biographies and historical works.
Chubb's first poetry collection, The White God, and Other Poems, was published in 1920 while he was still very young. Over time, he became known not only as a poet but also as a writer of biographies and accessible history, with books on figures such as Pietro Aretino and Dante, and on cultures including the Venetians and the Byzantines.
He died in 1972. Today he is remembered as a versatile literary figure whose books brought both imaginative writing and historical subjects to a broad general audience.