Background
Wertime, Theodore Allen was born on August 31, 1919 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Rudolf and Flora (Montgomery) Wertime.
Wertime, Theodore Allen was born on August 31, 1919 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Rudolf and Flora (Montgomery) Wertime.
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, 1939. Master of Arts, American University, 1941. John Martin Vincent fellow, Johns Hopkins, 1942.
Research specialist Far East, State Department, 1946-1955. Deputy director Office Research and Analysis, United States Information Agency, 1955-1961. Cultural attache American embassy, Tehran, Iran, 1961-1963.
Editor Forum, Voice of America, 1963-1969.
Cultural attache American embassy, Athens, Greece, 1969-1973. Deputy director Information Center Service, United States Information Agency, 1973, program officer energy, food and population, 1974-1975.
Research associate Smithsonian Institution, 1965-1982, leader 5 Smithsonian expeditions, 3 National Geography expeditions to Middle and Far East in search early pyrotechnology, 1966-1976. Visiting scientist University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Social Science; Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society History Technology, Middle East Studies assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, American Political Science Association, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Bernice O. Schultz, June 20, 1940. Children: John T., Richard A., Steven F., Charles M. With Federal Energy Administration, 1942-1944.