Charles F. Fanning, Jr. is an Irish American historian and academic.

Charles Fanning
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Charles F. Fanning, Jr.
EducationHarvard College
University of Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Historian, educator
SpouseFrances Fanning
Children2

Life

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He grew up in Norwood, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College in 1964, with a master's in 1966, and from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's and doctoral degrees, in 1968 and 1972. He taught at Bridgewater State College, and at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1993 to 2007.[1][2] He and his wife, Frances, live in Carbondale, Illinois.[3] They have two children, Stephen, born in 1982 and Ellen, born in 1984.

A Medal and Lecture in Irish Studies are named for him.[4]

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Bibliography

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  • The woman of the house: some themes in Irish-American fiction. Irish Studies Program, Northeastern University. 1985.
  • Charles Fanning (1990). The Irish voice in America: 250 years of Irish-American fiction. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-1721-8. (second edition 2000 ISBN 978-0-8131-0970-1 )
  • Finley Peter Dunne and Mr. Dooley: The Chicago Years. University Press of Kentucky. 1978. ISBN 978-0-8131-1365-4. (reprint 2008 ISBN 978-1-59740-420-4)
  • Mapping Norwood: An Irish-American Memoir. University of Massachusetts Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55849-810-5.

Editor

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References

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  1. ^ "SIUC History Department Faculty". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  2. ^ "Charles Fanning to retire from SIUC on Aug. 31". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Charles Fanning wins SIUC's top academic honor". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  4. ^ "SIUC to host regional Irish Studies conference". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Charles Fanning wins SIUC's top academic honor". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
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