Larrie D. Ferreiro | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | Imperial College London |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | George Mason University |
Larrie D. Ferreiro FRHistS is a naval architect and historian. [1]
He was born and raised on Long Island,New York,United States. His great-grandfather was an immigrant from Galicia,Spain. [2]
He completed his Ph.D at Imperial College London in 2004. He did his M.Sc. and BSE in naval architecture. [3]
He is currently director of research at the Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir,Virginia,and adjunct professor of history at George Mason University. He was previously a naval architect and systems engineer at the Office of Naval Research,Naval Sea Systems Command and US Coast Guard,and an exchange engineer with the French Navy. [3]
He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in History for his book Brothers at Arms. [4] [5]
Some of his books are: