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'''George Abel Rothrock Jr.''' (November 11, 1932{{r|born}} – 1993) was a professor of European history at the [[University of Alberta]], known for his translations and for his |
'''George Abel Rothrock Jr.''' (November 11, 1932{{r|born}} – April 3, 1993{{r|obit}}) was a professor of European history at the [[University of Alberta]], known for his research on the military history of early modern Europe and the [[Ancien Régime]] in France,{{r|obit}} for his translations,{{r|msf}} and for his books on [[Huguenots]]{{r|hbm}} and on 17th-century military engineer [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]].{{r|sof}} |
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==Life== |
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==Education and career== |
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Rothrock was a 1954 graduate of the [[University of Delaware]]. He became a graduate student of history at the [[University of Minnesota]], earning a master's degree there in 1956 and completing his Ph.D. in 1958. His dissertation, ''The French Crown and the Estates General of 1614'', was supervised by [[John Baptist Wolf]].{{r|phd}} |
Rothrock was born on November 11, 1932{{r|born}} in [[Wilmington Delaware]],{{r|obit}} and was a 1954 graduate of the [[University of Delaware]]. He became a graduate student of history at the [[University of Minnesota]], earning a master's degree there in 1956 and completing his Ph.D. in 1958.{{r|obit|phd}} His dissertation, ''The French Crown and the Estates General of 1614'', was supervised by [[John Baptist Wolf]].{{r|phd}} |
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After postdoctoral research as a [[Fulbright Scholar]] at the [[University of Grenoble]], Rothrock returned to the US, andtaught at the [[University of Omaha]] from 1958 to 1962, at [[University of Michigan]] from 1962 to 1963, and at the [[University of Saskatchewan]] from 1963 to 1964. He joined the University of Alberta faculty in 1964 as an associate professor in 1964, became a full professor in 1971, and retired as a [[professor emeritus]] in 1962.{{r|obit}} |
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== Books == |
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<ref name=born>Birth date from [https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81121480.html Library of Congress catalog entry], retrieved 2021-10-08</ref> |
<ref name=born>Birth date from [https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81121480.html Library of Congress catalog entry], retrieved 2021-10-08</ref> |
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<ref name=mh66>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ji6F29TEKwcC&pg=RA3-PA78 Author biography] from ''Military Review'', April 1966, p. 78</ref> |
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<ref name=phd>{{citation|title=Register of Ph.D. Degrees, 1956 – 1966|publisher=University of Minnesota|year=1968|hdl=11299/108493|page=298}}</ref> |
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| date = Fall 1993 |
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| title = Recent deaths: George A. Rothrock, Jr. (1932–1993) |
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<ref name=hbm>Reviews of ''The Huguenots: A Biography of a Minority'': |
<ref name=hbm>Reviews of ''The Huguenots: A Biography of a Minority'': |
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George Abel Rothrock Jr. (November 11, 1932[1] – April 3, 1993[2]) was a professor of European history at the University of Alberta, known for his research on the military history of early modern Europe and the Ancien Régime in France,[2] for his translations,[3] and for his books on Huguenots[4] and on 17th-century military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.[5]
Life
Rothrock was born on November 11, 1932[1] in Wilmington Delaware,[2] and was a 1954 graduate of the University of Delaware. He became a graduate student of history at the University of Minnesota, earning a master's degree there in 1956 and completing his Ph.D. in 1958.[2][6] His dissertation, The French Crown and the Estates General of 1614, was supervised by John Baptist Wolf.[6]
After postdoctoral research as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Grenoble, Rothrock returned to the US, andtaught at the University of Omaha from 1958 to 1962, at University of Michigan from 1962 to 1963, and at the University of Saskatchewan from 1963 to 1964. He joined the University of Alberta faculty in 1964 as an associate professor in 1964, became a full professor in 1971, and retired as a professor emeritus in 1962.[2]
Books
- transl. Vauban, A Manual of Siegecraft and Fortification (University of Michigan Press, 1968).[3]
- Europe: A Brief History (1971, 2nd ed., University Press of America, 1982). ISBN 0-8191-2070-7
- The Huguenots: A Biography of A Minority (Nelson-Hall, 1979). ISBN 0-88229-277-3[4]
- (with F.J. Hebbert) Soldier of France, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: 1633-1707 (Peter Lang, 1990)[5]
References
- ^ a b Birth date from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2021-10-08
- ^ a b c d e Hall, D. J. (Fall 1993), "Recent deaths: George A. Rothrock, Jr. (1932–1993)", News, French Historical Studies, 18 (2): 569, JSTOR 286881
- ^ a b Reviews of A Manual of Siegcraft and Fortification:
- ^ a b Reviews of The Huguenots: A Biography of a Minority:
- Davies, Joan (September 1981), The Historical Journal, 24 (3): 766–768, doi:10.1017/S0018246X00022652, JSTOR 2638897
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Grugel, Lee E. (November 1980), The History Teacher, 14 (1): 141–142, doi:10.2307/493997, JSTOR 493997
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Johnston, Charles F. (December 1980), Church History, 49 (4): 462, doi:10.2307/3164836, JSTOR 3164836
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Parker, David (August 1981), The Historian, 43 (4): 568–569, JSTOR 24446455
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Salmon, J. H. M. (January 1981), The Catholic Historical Review, 67 (1): 138–139, JSTOR 25021056
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Schalk, David L. (March 1980), The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 448: 173–174, JSTOR 1043052
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- Davies, Joan (September 1981), The Historical Journal, 24 (3): 766–768, doi:10.1017/S0018246X00022652, JSTOR 2638897
- ^ a b Reviews of Soldier of France:
- Rule, John C.; Trotter, Ben S. (November 1991), The International History Review, 13 (4): 808–810, JSTOR 40106498
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Schnitter, Helmut (1991), Militärgeschichtliche Mitteilungen: 168, ProQuest 1311351708
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Sproll, Heinz (1991), Francia, 18 (2): 257–258, doi:10.11588/fr.1991.2.56864
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- Rule, John C.; Trotter, Ben S. (November 1991), The International History Review, 13 (4): 808–810, JSTOR 40106498
- ^ a b Register of Ph.D. Degrees, 1956 – 1966, University of Minnesota, 1968, p. 298, hdl:11299/108493
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