Ralph Tidrick

Ralph Tidrick
Born(1875-04-13)April 13, 1875
Bedford, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 1914(1914-04-21) (aged 39)
Khartoum, Sudan

Ralph Wishart Tidrick (April 13, 1875 – April 21, 1914) was a missionary from Iowa. He attended Tingley High School with Vanderbilt football coach Dan McGugin and the parents of painter Jackson Pollock.[1] Tidrick was killed by a lion in Sudan.[2][3][4] He was a tackle on the 1904 Ames football team.[5]

References

  1. ^ Naifeh, S., Smith, G. W. (1991). Jackson Pollock: An American Saga. United Kingdom: HarperPerennial. p.30
  2. ^ "LION KILLS MISSIONARY.; Rev. Ralph W. Tidrick, an American, Dies from Wounds in Sudan". April 22, 1914 – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ McIntyre, F., Wilkin, L. M. (1962). Robert Wilkin (1766-1835) and Mary (Hyde) Wilkin, Their Parents and Descendants: A Genealogy. United States: (n.p.). p.36
  4. ^ Patton, C. H. (1917). The Lure of Africa. United States: Missionary education movement of the United States and Canada. p.78
  5. ^ "Lion Kills Missionary". The Star-Independent. May 22, 1914. p. 8.
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