Albert Irving Suskin (1910 - 1965)

Born 11 Jun 1910 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

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Died 7 Aug 1965 at age 55 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Albert Suskin has Jewish Roots.

Albert was born on 11 Jun 1910 in New Bern, North Carolina. He was the son of Mark Suskin and Jennie (Kramer) Suskin.

In 1925 he was a sophomore at New Bern High School,^[1][2][3] in 1926 a junior,^[4][5] and in 1927 a senior.^[6][7][8][9]

In 1926, Albert is listed as a student and as residing at 17 Metcalf St. in New Bern (now 214 Metcalf St.).^[10] In 1937, he is listed as a student and as residing at 418 Rhems Ave. (now 1617 Rhem Ave.).^[11]

In 1931 he is listed as a member of Phi Beta Kappa in the Yearbook of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.^[12] He received his A. B. (1931), Master's (1932), and Ph. D. (1937) degrees from UNC, Chapel Hill.^[13]

Albert Suskin taught continuously in the Department of Classics at UNC (except for military service, 1942-1946) from 1936 until his death, as instructor (1936-1946), Assistant Professor (1946-1950), Associate Professor (1950-1953), Professor of Classics (1953-1965), and Department Chair (1960-1965). He had just been reappointed for a second five-year term as Chair at the time of his death.^[13] He was also an assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC (1960-1965).^[14]

Albert served in the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant during World War II. He had Army Serial No. 34 306 904^[15] and was stationed in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe.^[16] While in Europe, he earned several medals, including the vermeil (silver-gilt) Medal of the Order of the Oak Crown of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg^[13] (see picture 4).

Albert married a former student, Lavinia Lee Smith, on 30 May 1953 at Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina.^[17] They had 2 children: Mark Albert and Marcia Patton.^[13] In 1957, he is listed as residing at 200 Wilson Ct. (with his wife "Luvenia").^[18] In 1959, 1961, and 1962 he is listed as residing at 410 Estes Dr. (with his wife).^[19][20][21]

Albert passed away on 7 Aug 1965 in Chapel Hill^[22][23] and is buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.^[24][25][26]

The Albert Suskin Memorial Fund was established after Albert's death by his friends and family. It is used (1) to fund a competitive annual prize for an undergraduate student for excellence in Latin poetry and (2) to support undergraduate and graduate students working in Classics.^[27]

Sources

1. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1925, p. 56
2. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1925, p. 72 (with photo)
3. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1925, p. 77
4. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1926, p. 54
5. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1926, p. 70 (with photo)
6. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1927, p. 31 (with photo)
7. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1927, p. 63
8. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1927, p. 67 (with photo on p. 66)
9. ↑ New Bern High School, The Cub, 1927, p. 75 (with photo on p. 74)
10. ↑ Hill's New Bern, N.C. City Directory, 1926, p. 219
11. ↑ Baldwin's New Bern, North Carolina, City Directory, 1937, p. 195
12. ↑ The Yackety Yack. Official Annual of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Volume XLI, 1931, p. 354
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3} The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Albert I. Suskin
14. ↑ Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, Database of Classical Scolars: SUSKIN, Albert Irving
15. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TR-2VJ : 5 December 2014), Albert I Suskin, enlisted 12 Jun 1942, Ft Bragg, North Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
16. ↑ Army of the United States, Honorable Discharge, Separation Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 26 Nov 1945
17. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9GY7-YN4?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DNT%3A1588773265%2C1588773264 : 22 December 2016), Moore > Marriage licenses, 1944-1961 > image 1434 of 2519; North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History.
18. ↑ Hill's Chapel Hill (Orange County, N.C.) City Directory, 1957, p. 452, 543
19. ↑ Hill's Chapel Hill (Orange County, N.C.) City Directory, 1959, p. 19, 245
20. ↑ Hill's Chapel Hill (Orange County, N.C.) City Directory, 1961, p. 26, 239
21. ↑ Hill's Chapel Hill (Orange County, N.C.) City Directory, 1962, p. 21, 294
22. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PL-M7YH-1?cc=1584959 : 2 September 2014), > image 1 of 1; State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh.
23. ↑ The New York Times, Monday August 9, 1965, p. 25, Obituary: DR. ALBERT I. SUSKIN
24. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54184686
25. ↑ https://cemeterycensus.com/nc/orng/cem229.htm
26. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Albert-I-Suskin/27637026
27. ↑ The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The Albert Suskin Memorial Fund in Classics

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXY-DKL?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-5KZ%3A1036474001%2C1039201201%2C1039221101%2C1589332508 : 12 September 2019), North Carolina > Craven > New Bern Ward 3 > ED 24 > image 4 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZP-GND?cc=1810731&wc=QZFW-L3Q%3A648806301%2C649762301%2C649785001%2C1589282372 : 8 December 2015), North Carolina > Craven > New Bern > ED 16 > image 10 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
• Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. By American Philological Association. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, p. 623-624
• https://himelfarb.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4727&tree=lmhfamilytree, accessed 3 Apr 2021
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L2MZ-NLM, accessed 17 Jul 2021