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In Memoriam: Gordon Wright (1912-2000)

In Memoriam: Gordon Wright (1912-2000) IN MEMORIAM Georgetown University he new millennium brought the loss of the most eminent American historian of modern France. Gordon Wright, emeritus professor of history at Stanford University, died on the 11th of January in his California home. Gordon Wright was a member of a generation that matured during the war who managed to combine academic life with public service. Born in Washington State into a family of farmers, teachers and preachers, he attended Whitman College. His first encounter with France came in 1937 as an American Field Service fellow. Although he originally wanted a career in the diplomatic corps, he took his Ph.D. in history at Stanford in 1939, published his thesis on the presidency of Raymond Poincaré,1 and began his academic life at the University of Oregon. The war interrupted the peace of academia. While serving as a liaison with the State Department in 1944 he was assigned the job of leading a convoy of vehicles and personnel from Lisbon to Paris to help set up the embassy. The fighting was far from over and the official who gave Wright the assignment later told him “he had not expected them to make it.” His book on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png French Politics, Culture & Society Berghahn Books

In Memoriam: Gordon Wright (1912-2000)

French Politics, Culture & Society , Volume 18 (2) – Jun 1, 2000

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Berghahn Books
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© the Institute of French Studies at New York University and the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies at Harvard Unversity
ISSN
1537-6370
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1558-5271
DOI
10.3167/153763700782378076
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Abstract

IN MEMORIAM Georgetown University he new millennium brought the loss of the most eminent American historian of modern France. Gordon Wright, emeritus professor of history at Stanford University, died on the 11th of January in his California home. Gordon Wright was a member of a generation that matured during the war who managed to combine academic life with public service. Born in Washington State into a family of farmers, teachers and preachers, he attended Whitman College. His first encounter with France came in 1937 as an American Field Service fellow. Although he originally wanted a career in the diplomatic corps, he took his Ph.D. in history at Stanford in 1939, published his thesis on the presidency of Raymond Poincaré,1 and began his academic life at the University of Oregon. The war interrupted the peace of academia. While serving as a liaison with the State Department in 1944 he was assigned the job of leading a convoy of vehicles and personnel from Lisbon to Paris to help set up the embassy. The fighting was far from over and the official who gave Wright the assignment later told him “he had not expected them to make it.” His book on

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Published: Jun 1, 2000

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