Clough was born on December 6, 1901, in
Bloomington, Indiana, and moved to
Lebanon, New Hampshire, in 1903. He graduated from
Colby Academy in 1919 and received his bachelor's degree from
Colgate University in 1923. He then did his postgraduate work at the
Sorbonne and
Heidelberg. He received his doctorate from Columbia University, where he began teaching in 1928. He was also a visiting professor at
Sciences Po and the
University of Grenoble. Clough retired in 1970 from teaching. He died on June 7, 1990, in
St. Johnsbury, Vermont. == References ==