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Richard William Calkins (August 12, 1894 – May 12, 1962), [2] who often signed his work Lt. Dick Calkins, was an American comic strip artist who is best known for being the first artist to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip. He also wrote for the Buck Rogers radio program. [3]
Calkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Blaine Calkins (born 1968), Canadian politician; Blean Calkins (1921–2003), sports radio broadcaster; Buzz Calkins (born 1971), American racing car driver; Dick Calkins (1894–1962), comic strip artist; Earnest Elmo Calkins (1868–1964), American advertising executive
Mary Whiton Calkins (/ ˈ k ɔː l k ɪ n z, ˈ k æ l-/; 30 March 1863 – 26 February 1930 [1]) was an American philosopher and psychologist, whose work informed theory and research of memory, dreams and the self.
Calkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hervey C. Calkin, American politician from New York; James Calkin (1786–1862), English composer, organist and teacher, father of John Baptiste
Frank Cathcart Calkins (June 7, 1878 – December 31, 1974) was an American geologist, petrologist, and mapper of the U.S. Geological Survey known for his work on the geology of Yosemite National Park.
Helen Calkins was born on October 20, 1893, to Anna Burns Schermerhorn and Addison Niles Calkins, in Quincy, Illinois.The eldest of two daughters, she was a student at Quincy High School from 1908–1912 and then she attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, starting in 1912, graduating in 1916 with a special honor in mathematics.
Prior to founding the Project, Calkins was a researcher working with Donald Graves on the first research study on writing funded by the National Institute of Education. [9] After founding the Project, Calkins developed methodologies designed to increase the amount of writing in classrooms, such as the use of texts as models for writing. [10]
Calkins and her eight siblings were raised by their parents who were both doctors. Calkins used to babysit the children of Donald Graves, which got her interested in reading and writing. She attended Williams College and graduated from there in 1973. She earned her doctorate in English education from NYU. [1] [2]