George Athan Billias
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George Athan Billias is an American historian.
Billias was born in Lynn, Massachusetts
. He received his B.A. from Bates College
in 1948 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University
in 1958. He served as a military historian for the U.S. Air Force, and as a medical administrative officer during World War II
. Billias received the Bronze Star for gallantry in evacuating wounded from the Remagen bridgehead during the Battle of the Bulge
.
Billias is the Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History Emeritus at Clark University
. He has written several books, including George Washington's Generals And Opponents (1994) and General John Glover and His Marblehead Mariners (1960), as well as edited several collections including American Constitutionalism Abroad: Selected Essays in Comparative Constitutional History (1990). Billias also wrote Eldridge Gerry: Founding Father and Republican Statesman. One of his early works was The Massachusetts Landbankers of 1740 published in 1959 by the University of Maine Press. He specializes in Colonial, Revolutionary War era, and Early National period America, with special emphasis on economic, military, legal, and constitutional subjects. Most recently, he has focused on the influence of the American constitution on the world. His book American Constitutionalism Around the World, 1776-1989 (New York University Press, 2009) won the New England Historical Association's 2010 book award.
Billias was born in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
. He received his B.A. from Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in 1948 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1958. He served as a military historian for the U.S. Air Force, and as a medical administrative officer during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Billias received the Bronze Star for gallantry in evacuating wounded from the Remagen bridgehead during the Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive , launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name , and France and...
.
Billias is the Jacob and Frances Hiatt Professor of History Emeritus at Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
. He has written several books, including George Washington's Generals And Opponents (1994) and General John Glover and His Marblehead Mariners (1960), as well as edited several collections including American Constitutionalism Abroad: Selected Essays in Comparative Constitutional History (1990). Billias also wrote Eldridge Gerry: Founding Father and Republican Statesman. One of his early works was The Massachusetts Landbankers of 1740 published in 1959 by the University of Maine Press. He specializes in Colonial, Revolutionary War era, and Early National period America, with special emphasis on economic, military, legal, and constitutional subjects. Most recently, he has focused on the influence of the American constitution on the world. His book American Constitutionalism Around the World, 1776-1989 (New York University Press, 2009) won the New England Historical Association's 2010 book award.