Gaddis smith biography
Gaddis Smith
American historian (–)
George Gaddis Smith (December 9, – December 2, ) was an American historian who was the Larned Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and an expert on U.S. foreign relations and maritime history.
Biography
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Gaddis was raised in Summit, New Jersey.[1] He graduated from the Pingry School in [2]
Smith spent virtually his entire career at Yale.
He received his bachelor's degree from Yale College in where he joined the Berzelius senior society; he served as chairman of the Yale Daily News. In , he earned his PhD in history from Yale, and joined their faculty.[3] In over 40 years of teaching at the university, he chaired the Department of History, served as master of Pierson College and directed the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
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Smith spent more than 23 years writing a history of the university. Yale in the 20th Century was to be published in August , but it has yet to be released.[5] He continued to teach the occasional seminar at Yale.[citation needed]
Smith received several awards from Yale College for his work there:
- - The William Clyde DeVane Medal for distinguished scholarship and teaching, awarded by the Yale Chapter (Alpha of Connecticut) of Phi Beta Kappa
- - The Harwood F.
Byrnes-Richard B. Sewall Prize for Teaching Excellence
- - The Mory's Cup for service to the university[citation needed]
One of his former students was former President George W. Bush.[6] Smith was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences and had been a member of the Acorn Club.[citation needed]
Smith died at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, on December 2, , at the age of [7][8]
Publications
Smith authored over articles, book reviews and essays in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs, and various historical journals.[citation needed] He also published six books: [citation needed]
- Britain's Clandestine Submarines: – ()
- American Diplomacy in the Second World War ()
- The Aims of American Foreign Policy ()
- Dean Acheson ()
- Morality, Reason and Power: American Diplomacy in the Carter Years ()
- The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine: ()
References
- ^Risen, Clay.
"Gaddis Smith Dies at 89; Taught History to Generations at Yale", The New York Times, December 8, Accessed December 9, "George Gaddis Smith was born on December 9, , in Newark, the son and grandson of Yale alumni He grew up in Summit, N.J., a wealthy suburb."
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"Gaddis Smith sails off to retirement after 50 years". Yale Herald. Retrieved 24 April
- ^Hill, Tyler; Mangino, Andrew (28 January ). "After 11 years of toil, Gaddis Smith nears completion of Yale history". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 23 April
- ^George W. Bush, Decision Points, London: Virgin Books, , p.
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- ^"In memoriam: Gaddis Smith, expert on U.S. foreign relations and 'spellbinding orator'". YaleNews.Gaddis smith biography children Toggle the table of contents. Collection consists of personal and travel diaries, academic writings, short story drafts, research and lecture notes, and correspondence. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U. Newark, New Jersey , U.
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- ^Risen, Clay (). "Gaddis Smith Dies at 89; Taught History to Generations at Yale". The New York Times. ISSN&#; Retrieved