Edward Larocque Tinker (September 12, 1881, in New York City – July 6, 1968, in New York City)[1] was an American writer and philanthropist who developed a deep interest in the culture of Latin America and spent much of his life exploring it. Tinker was the grandson of Joseph Larocque. He studied at Columbia University Law School. He achieved Ph.D.'s in literature from the University of Paris and the University of Madrid. He also wrote extensively on the culture and history of the city of New Orleans.[2]
His mother was Louise (Larocque) Tinker, his father was Henry Champlin Tinker, and he married Frances McKee on January 16, 1916. His sister was Annie Rensselaer Tinker, a suffragist and philanthropist.
Tinker created the Tinker Foundation in 1959 in memory of his second wife Frances McKee Tinker, his father Henry Champlin Tinker, and his grandfather Edward Greenfield Tinker.[3]
The Edward Larocque Tinker Library is located at the Harry Ransom Center, the University of Texas at Austin.[4]
^"Dr. Edward Larocque Tinher, Writer and Historian, Dies at $6". The New York Times.
^History of the Foundation. The Tinker Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
^Edward Larocque Tinker Library. Archived 2018-11-27 at the Wayback Machine Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
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