Thomas J. Archdeacon

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Thomas J. Archdeacon (born 5 July 1942) is an American historian.

Archdeacon served on the United States Army Reserve from 1964 to 1978, and was on active duty between 1969 and 1972. He graduated from Fordham University in 1964, and pursued graduate study at Columbia University. Archdeacon began teaching at the United States Military Academy in 1969, prior to joining the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty in 1972. [1] He was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 1985. [2]

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References

  1. Thomas J. Archdeacon. University of Wisconsin–Madison. 468. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. Thomas J. Archdeacon. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. Pohl, T. W. (1 April 1978). "Thomas J. Archdeacon, "New York City, 1664-1710: Conquest and Change" (Book Review)". Journal of Historical Geography. 4 (2): 209–210. doi:10.1016/0305-7488(78)90202-5.
  4. Breen, T. H. (1976). "New York City, 1664–1710: Conquest and Change Archdeacon, Thomas F.: Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 197 pp., Publication Date: February 15, 1976". History: Reviews of New Books. 4 (6): 121. doi:10.1080/03612759.1976.9946146.
  5. Papenfuse, Edward C. (1 March 1980). "New York City, 1664–1710: Conquest and Change. By Thomas J. Archdeacon. (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1976. 197 pp. Maps, tables, charts, notes, essay on sources and methods, bibliography, and index. $9.75.)". Journal of American History. 66 (4): 907–909. doi:10.2307/1887655. JSTOR   1887655.
  6. Gleason, Philip (1 March 1984). "Becoming American: An Ethnic History. By Thomas J. Archdeacon. (New York: Free Press, 1983. xix + 297 pp. Charts, tables, notes, essay on sources, and index. $17.95.)". Journal of American History. 70 (4): 865–866. doi:10.2307/1899755. JSTOR   1899755.
  7. Igartua, José E. (June 1997). "Correlation and Regression Analysis: A Historian's Guide by Thomas J. Archdeacon (review)". The Canadian Historical Review. 78 (2): 370–372.