Background

Arthur Schmidt was born on September 30, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. He is a son of Arthur Schmidt and Rita (Wetmore) Schmidt.

Education

In 1965, Arthur received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. During the period from 1965 till 1966, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

In 1966, Arthur enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1967. In 1973, he got a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the same university.

Career

In 1971, Arthur began his career as an instructor at Temple University, Philadelphia, a post he held till 1973, when he was appointed an assistant professor at the same university. Schmidt held the position of an assistant professor till 1983, when he was promoted to the post of an associate professor of history.

Arthur also worked as a director of the Latin American Studies Center, as well as a director of the Urban Studies Program, at Temple University. Moreover, he held a post of a chair of the Board of Temple University Press.

Schmidt took part in the conference on Latin American History and acted as a member of the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies. Moreover, he served as an international observer in three different contexts: in refugee camps in Honduras in 1982, 1988 and 1989; in the Nicaraguan and Salvadoran elections of 1990 and 1994 respectively; and in post-electoral settings in Mexico City and Chiapas in 1994 and 1995.

In 1991 and 1993, Arthur spent five weeks, giving workshops on global economic issues to university, business, labor and non-governmental organization audiences in El Salvador and Nicaragua for the American Friends Service Committee.

Moreover, Arthur lectured as a Commonwealth Speaker for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council on historical trends in immigration and the world economy and taught courses at St. Joseph’s University, Swarthmore College and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Currently, Schmidt is a Professor Emeritus of History at Temple University.

Achievements

• Arthur Schmidt is a renowned Professor of History, who worked at Temple University. He gained prominence for his research on modern Mexican and Central American history.
  
  Also, he is known as an author of several books, as well as articles. One of his best-known works is "The Social and Economic Effect of the Railroad in Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico, 1867-1911".

Works

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  • Globalization, Urbanization, and the State: Selected Studies on Contemporary Latin America

    (This book examines how the political economy of Latin Ame...)

    1996
  • Nothing, Nobody: Voices of the Mexico City Earthquake

    (This book was written by Elena Poniatowska. Arthur Schmid...)

    1995
  • The Social and Economic Effect of the Railroad in Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico, 1867-1911 1987

Membership

Arthur is a member of Latin American Studies Association.

Connections

Arthur married Aurora Camacho on January 20, 1968. Their marriage produced two children — Alicia and Genevieve.

Father:

Arthur Schmidt

Mother:

Rita (Wetmore) Schmidt

child:

Alicia Schmidt

child:

Genevieve Schmidt

Wife:

Aurora Camacho