Background
Marder, Arthur Jacob was born on March 8, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Maxwell J. and Ida (Greenstein) Marder.
Marder, Arthur Jacob was born on March 8, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Maxwell J. and Ida (Greenstein) Marder.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1931, A.M., 1934, Doctor of Philosophy., 1936. Master of Arts, University of Oxford (England), 1969, Doctor of Literature (honorary), 1971.
Assistant professor of history U. Oregon, 1936-1938. Research associate Bureau International Research, Harvard and Radcliffe colls., 1939-1941. Research analyst Office of Strategic Services, 1941-1942.
Associate professor of history Hamilton College, 1943-1944. Associate professor of history U. Hawaii, 1944-1951, professor, 1951-1958, senior professor, 1958-1964. Professor of history University of California at Irvine, 1964-1977.
Visiting professor Harvard, 1949-1950. George Eastman professor Oxford, 1969-1970.
Author: The Anatomy of British Sea Power, 1940. Portrait of an Admiral, 1952. Fear God and Dread Nought, 3 vols., 1952, 56, 59.
From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, volunteer 1, 1961, volunteer 2, 1965, volunteer 3, 1966, volunteer 4, 1969, volunteer 5, 1970. From the Dardanelles to Oran, 1974. Operation Menace, 1976.
Fellow Royal History Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Philosophical Society, American History Association (president Pacific Coast branch 1971-1972, council 1973-1975), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Jan North, September 13, 1955. Children: Toni Anne, Tod Allen, Kevin North.