Archibald Ross Lewis

Archibald Ross Lewis (1914-1990) was a historian, World War II Veteran, professor, and author. He wrote 14 books,^[1] and more than 100 articles.^[2] As a professor he taught at the University of South Carolina, University of Texas, and University of Massachusetts, in that order.^[3]

Biography

Early Life and Military Service

Archibald Ross Lewis was born on August 25, 1914, in Bronxville, New York.^[4] He enrolled at Princeton, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree (1936), Master's Degree (1939), and Doctoral Degree (1940).^[5] Lewis served for 5 years in World War Two, working in field artillery. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. During the War he was awarded a Croix de Guerre, a bronze star, and five battle stars.^[6] Most of what we know about his military service comes from his book, War in The West, which he wrote shortly before he died of a heart attack in 1990. The book itself was not published until his 1992.^[7]

Time as a Professor

Lewis first served at the university of South Carolina. Afterwords he was a professor at University of Texas for 16 years, and then University of Massachusetts for another 16 years,

Works

• Nomads and Crusaders, A.D. 1000–1368
• European Naval and Maritime History, 300–1500
• Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050
• Emerging Medieval Europe, A.D. 400–1000
• Knights and Samurai
• Aspects of the Renaissance

Notes

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2. .http://paw.princeton.edu
3. .Durbin 2001
4. .Durbin 2001
5. .Durbin 2001
6. .http://paw.princeton.edu
7. Lewis 1992

References

• Obituary (1990). "Archibald Ross Lewis '39," Princeton Alumni Weekly <http://paw.princeton.edu>.
• Obituary (1990). "Archibald Ross Lewis, Historian, Dies at 75," The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com>.
• Durbin, John R. (2001). "In Memoriam, Archibald Ross Lewis," University of Texas (1305).
• Lewis, Archibald (1992). "War in the West." ISBN 978-0685290040.