Neil R. McMillen
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Neil R. McMillen is an American historian
, and professor emeritus at University of Southern Mississippi.
with a Ph.D.
His papers are held at University of Southern Mississippi.
He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in the winter and on Lake Superior in Upper Michigan in the summer.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, and professor emeritus at University of Southern Mississippi.
Life
He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a BA and MA, and from Vanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
with a Ph.D.
His papers are held at University of Southern Mississippi.
He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in the winter and on Lake Superior in Upper Michigan in the summer.
Awards
- 1990 Bancroft PrizeBancroft PrizeThe Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
- 1990 Gustavus Myers Prize
- 1990 McLemore Prize
- 1990 Pulitzer Prize finalist
Works
- "The American Reaction to the Rise of Nazi Germany, March, 1933 - March, 1934" (USM thesis, 1963) (7th Edition 1992) (1st edition 1971)