Arnold Blumberg (1925 - July 10, 2006) in Jerusalem. He was a professor of history at Towson State University in Towson, Maryland for 40 years. A scholar of European diplomatic history, he was the author of seven books, and numerous scholarly articles.[1]

Arnold Blumberg
Born1925
DiedJuly 10, 2006
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Academic work
InstitutionsTowson State University

Early life and education

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He was born in Philadelphia in 1925, and served in the United States army during World War II. In 1952 he earned his Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a teacher of social studies Philadelphia Public Schools, 1950—1958. Faculty Towson State University, Baltimore, from 1958, professor history, from 1964. Visiting lecturer, library consultant Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York, 1963—1964. In 1995 he was winner of the Towson University President's award for distinguished service to the University.

Publications

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  • A Manual for Undergraduate Term Papers. (1979)
  • History of Congregation Shearith Israel of Baltimore, on the threshold of a century
  • Diplomacy of the Mexican Empire, 1863-1867 (1971)
  • View from Jerusalem, 1849-1858 : the consular diary of James and Elizabeth Anne Finn
  • Great Leaders, Great Tyrants?: Contemporary Views of World Rulers Who Made History (1995)

Awards

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In 1995 he was winner of the Towson University President's award for distinguished service to the University.

References

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  1. ^ "BLUMBERG, ARNOLD". The Baltimore Sun. July 23, 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2020.