![]() The Lattimore family returned to the United States in 1920 when David took a position at Dartmouth College. Richmond's sister, Eleanor Frances Lattimore, is an author of children's literature and her best known are set in China, such as Little Pear: The Story of a Little Chinese Boy. In 1950, Joseph McCarthy's Communist hunt touched the Lattimore family when he indicted Owen for being one of the USSR's top spies charges were dismissed after a valiant self-defense in the Senate, however, and Owenmay have come up with the term "McCarthyism," though many sources credit the political cartoonist, Herbert Block. ![]() ![]() Owen Lattimore (1900-1989) was one of the United States' most distinguished Sinologists of the 20th century and director of The Johns Hopkins University's Page School of International Relations. He was a language professor for the Chinese government, and it appears that his profession paved the way not only for Richmond's own, but also for Richmond's brother, Owen. David brought his family to China in 1901, following China's Boxer Rebellion, which saw many foreigners killed over increased political and commercial presence in Northern China. Born on May 6, 1906, Richmond Lattimore was educated at home by his parents, David and Margaret (Barnes) Lattimore, both Americans. ![]() ![]() In the Hebei Province of Paotingfu, China (now known as Baoding), Richmond Alexander Lattimore was born. ![]()
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