1. Russell Frank Weigley was the Distinguished University Professor of History at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a noted military historian.
10 Facts About Russell Weigley
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Russell Weigley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on July 2,1930.
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Russell Weigley graduated from Albright College in 1952, attended the University of Pennsylvania for his master's degree and doctorate, and wrote his dissertation under Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Roy F Nichols.
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Russell Weigley was a visiting professor at Dartmouth College and the US Army War College at Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Russell Weigley's graduate teaching emphasized military history defined in a broadly comprehensive way, including operational, combat history but extending to the larger issues of war and its significance; to the history of ideas about war, peace, and the armed forces; and to the place of the soldier in the state and in society.
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Russell Weigley has served as president of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the American Military Institute.
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In recognition of his scholarly achievements, Russell Weigley was named Distinguished University Professor at Temple in 1985.
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Russell Weigley was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1993.
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Russell Weigley died in Philadelphia on March 3,2004, of a heart attack.
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Russell Weigley was survived by his wife of 40 years, Emma Seifrit Weigley, his son Jared, and his daughter Catherine.