Helen Chapin Metz

Helen Chapin Metz (April 12, 1928 – May 13, 2011) was an American editor and Middle East analyst.^[1]

Helen Chapin Metz
Chapin Metz at her wedding in 1951
Born	Helen Chapin (1928-04-12)April 12, 1928 Peking, Republic of China
Died	May 13, 2011(2011-05-13) (aged 83) Washington, D.C., United States
Education	Potomac School Madeira School Vassar College American University of Beirut
Occupations	Editor Middle East analyst
Employer	Federal Research Division
Spouse	Ronald Irvin Metz ​ (m. 1951)​
Father	Selden Chapin
Relatives	Frederic L. Chapin (brother) Hope Cooke (cousin)

Life

Helen Chapin was born on April 12, 1928, in Peking, China.^[2] She was the daughter of diplomat Selden Chapin and Mary Paul Noyes. Her brother, Frederic L. Chapin, would also become a diplomat. She was educated at the Potomac School, the Madeira School, Vassar College, graduating in 1949,^[3] and the American University of Beirut.^[1]

She married Rev. Ronald Irvin Metz on July 14, 1951, in The Hague, Netherlands.^[4] The couple settled in Washington, D. C., as they both had jobs in the federal government.^[3]

Metz worked for the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, editing 15 Library of Congress Country Study handbooks.^[1]

She died in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2011.^[1]

Works

• (ed.) Iran: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
• (ed.) Libya: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1989.
• (ed.) Iraq: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
• (ed.) Israel: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990.
• (ed.) Egypt: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
• (ed.) Jordan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1991.
• (ed.) Nigeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
• (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
• (ed.) Sudan: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1992.
• (ed.) Saudi Arabia: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
• (ed.) Somalia: a country study. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1993.
• (ed.) Algeria: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
• (ed.) Mauritius, 1994. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
• (ed.) Persian Gulf states: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1994.
• (ed.) Indian ocean: five island countries. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1995.
• (ed.) Turkey: a country study. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1996.
• (ed.) Global Terrorism: an Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1997.
• (with Glenn Curtis) The Housing Market in Mexico. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1999.
• (ed.) Dominican Republic and Haiti: country studies. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 2001.