Paul Sargis George is an author and former professor of history at Miami Dade College, specializing in the history of Miami.
George was raised in Riverside and Little Havana, and graduated from Archbishop Curley High School in Miami.[1][2] He attended Miami-Dade College and the University of Miami, where he became interested in history. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Florida State University.[1]
He taught at the University of Miami, Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Florida Atlantic University, becaming a full professor at Miami Dade College in 1991,[1] and remaining there until his retirement in the summer of 2016.[3] From 1997 to 2000, he held the Arthur Hertz Endowed Chair.[3]
Since 1997, he has served on Miami-Dade County's Historic Preservation Board.[2]
In August 2021, George was one of five Miami historians bestowed with a lifetime achievement award at the City of Miami 125th Anniversary Celebration, at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.[4] The others awarded were Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Enid Curtis Pinkney, Marvin Dunn, and Arva Moore Parks McCabe.
Dr. George, a native Miamian, serves as Resident Historian at HistoryMiami Museum and is also an author and former professor at Miami Dade College. "I partook in the centennial 25 years ago and at the time thought there will never be any celebration like that again", Dr. George said. "But 25 years later, despite the pandemic and other challenges, I'm just delighted to be a part of a celebration that isn't just one day. This is going to be a celebration for weeks to come. As a boy who grew up in Miami, it is a thrill for me to see where this community has gone and how it has changed".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Parra, Stephanie (September 16, 2012). "Dr. Paul George at the head of the class". Miami Herald.
- ^ a b Poblete, Gabriel (July 7, 2020). "Paul George: Historian puts into perspective impacts as Miami develops". Miami Today.
- ^ a b "Retiring Professor Missionary For Miami History". Miami Dade College. February 12, 2016.
- ^ a b Lamb, Lauren (August 3, 2021). "Historians make history at Miami's 125th birthday extravaganza". Miami Today.
External links
edit- The man who knows everything about Miami, The New Tropic (October 21, 2015)
- BEST KNOW-IT-ALL: Dr. Paul George, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami New Times (2009)
- Livia Gershon, The Invention of Middle School, JSTOR Daily (August 29, 2017)
- This open draft remains in progress as of May 15, 2021.