Gaddis Smith
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George Gaddis Smith is the Larned professor emeritus of history at Yale University
and an expert on American
foreign relations
and maritime history.
in 1950, he received his bachelor's degree from Yale in 1954, where he served as chairman of the Yale Daily News
. In 1961, he earned his PhD in history from Yale. In over forty 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.
His book on the history of the university, Yale in the 20th Century, was to be published in August 2007. Publication has been delayed, and it has not yet been released. He continues to teach the occasional seminar at Yale.
Smith received several awards from Yale College for his work there:
One of his former students is President George W. Bush
.
, the Los Angeles Times
, Foreign Affairs
, and various historical journals.
He has also published six books:
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and an expert on American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
foreign relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and maritime history.
Biography
He has spent virtually his entire career at Yale. After graduating from the Pingry SchoolPingry School
The Pingry School is a coeducational, independent, college preparatory country day school in New Jersey, with a Lower School campus in the Short Hills neighborhood of Millburn, and a Middle and Upper School campus in Martinsville. The school was founded in 1861 by Dr. John F. Pingry.Pingry's...
in 1950, he received his bachelor's degree from Yale in 1954, where he served as chairman of the Yale Daily News
Yale Daily News
The Yale Daily News is an independent student newspaper published by Yale University students in New Haven, Connecticut since January 28, 1878...
. In 1961, he earned his PhD in history from Yale. In over forty years of teaching at the university, he chaired the Department of History, served as master of Pierson College
Pierson College
Pierson College is a residential college founded in 1933 at Yale University. The College takes its name from Abraham Pierson , one of the founders of the Collegiate School, which later became Yale University. A statue of Abraham Pierson stands on Yale's Old Campus...
and directed the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.
His book on the history of the university, Yale in the 20th Century, was to be published in August 2007. Publication has been delayed, and it has not yet been released. He continues to teach the occasional seminar at Yale.
Smith received several awards from Yale College for his work there:
- 1986 - The William Clyde DeVane Medal for distinguished scholarship and teaching, awarded by the Yale Chapter (Alpha of Connecticut) of Phi Beta Kappa
- 1989 - The Harwood F. Byrnes-Richard B. Sewall Prize for Teaching Excellence
- 1997 - The Mory's Cup for service to the University
One of his former students is President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.
Biography
Smith has authored over 200 articles, essays and reviews in The New York TimesThe New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, and various historical journals.
He has also published six books:
- American Diplomacy in the Second World War
- Morality, Reason and Power: American Diplomacy in the Carter Years
- The Aims of American Foreign Policy
- Dean Acheson
- Britain's Clandestine Submarines: 1914-1915
- The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine: 1945-1993