Helen Chapin Metz (April 12, 1928 – May 13, 2011) was an American editor and Middle East analyst.[1]
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 Chapin Metz at her wedding in 1951 | |
| Born | Helen Chapin April 12, 1928 |
| Died | May 13, 2011 (aged 83) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Education | Potomac School Madeira School Vassar College American University of Beirut |
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| Employer | Federal Research Division |
| Spouse |
Ronald Irvin Metz (m. 1951) |
| Father | Selden Chapin |
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Life
editHelen Chapin was born on April 12, 1928, in Peking, China.[2] She was the daughter of diplomat Selden Chapin and Mary Paul Noyes. Her brother, Frederic L. Chapin, would also become a diplomat. She was educated at the Potomac School, the Madeira School, Vassar College, graduating in 1949,[3] and the American University of Beirut.[1]
She married Rev. Ronald Irvin Metz on July 14, 1951, in The Hague, Netherlands.[4] The couple settled in Washington, D. C., as they both had jobs in the federal government.[3]
Metz worked for the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, editing 15 Library of Congress Country Study handbooks.[1]
She died in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2011.[1]
Works
edit- (ed.) Iran: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
- (ed.) Libya: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
- (ed.) Iraq: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
- (ed.) Israel: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
- (ed.) Egypt: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
- (ed.) Jordan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
- (ed.) Nigeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Sudan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
- (ed.) Saudi Arabia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
- (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
- (ed.) Algeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Mauritius, 1994. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Persian Gulf states: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
- (ed.) Indian ocean: five island countries. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1995.
- (ed.) Turkey: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1996.
- (ed.) Global Terrorism: an Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1997.
- (with Glenn Curtis) The Housing Market in Mexico. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1999.
- (ed.) Dominican Republic and Haiti: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 2001.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Helen Chaplin Metz". The Washington Post. May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Mrs. Selden Chapin Has a Daughter". The New York Times. April 15, 1928.
- ^ a b "MISS HELEN CHAPIN WED IN THE HAGUE; Daughter of U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands Is Married to Ronald Metz of Omaha". The New York Times. July 15, 1951.
- ^ "Marriage helen chapin Stock Photos and Images". Retrieved September 20, 2022.