George A. Rothrock
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George Abel Rothrock Jr. (1932 – 1993) was a professor of European history at the University of Alberta, known for his translations and for his book on Huguenots.
Education and career
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.[1]
Before joining the University of Alberta, he taught at the University of Omaha, University of Michigan, and University of Saskatchewan.[2] He joined the Alberta faculty as an associate professor in 1964 and became a full professor in 1971.[citation needed]
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
- ^ Register of Ph.D. Degrees, 1956 – 1966, University of Minnesota, 1968, p. 298, hdl:11299/108493
- ^ Author biography from Military Review, April 1966, p. 78
- ^ Reviews of A Manual of Siegcraft and Fortification:
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
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