Asher Norman Christensen

Background

Christensen, Asher Norman was born on July 11, 1903 in Little Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of Peter August and Louisa (Orfeldt) Christensen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Minnesota, 1925, postgraduate, 1933-1935. Postgraduate University of Chicago, 1930-1931, 32-33. Carnegie fellow international law U. Madrid, 1931-1932.

Career

Assistant registrar University of Minnesota, 1925-1930, instructor department political science, 1935-1937, assistant professor, 1937-1941, associate professor, 1941-1948, professor since 1948. Visiting professor Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina, 1942. Cultural attache United States Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1942-1945.

Visiting professor Universidad Central, Caracas, Venezuela, 1947.

Professor Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Austria, 1952, 55, 57. Fulbright professor of University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, 1954-1955.

Has been lecturer at Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru universities.

Achievements

• Asher Norman Christensen has been listed as a noteworthy educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advising committee student exchange with Latin American, Department State since 1945. Member American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Conference (executive council 1948-1951, president 1954-1955), Theta Kappa Nu. Club: Skylight (Minneapolis).

Connections

Married Julia Allison Hall, August 20, 1927.

Father:

Peter August Christensen

Mother:

Louisa (Orfeldt) Christensen

Spouse:

Julia Allison Hall