Background
Land, Aubrey Christian was born on September 2, 1912 in Panola County, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Alexander and Lois (Christian) Land.
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Aubrey Christian Land
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Bachelor of Engineering, Southern Illinois University, 1934. Master of Arts, State University Iowa, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, State University Iowa, 1948.
Career
Principal Mound City Junior High School, Illinois, 1935-1937. Assistant professor history Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1946-1949, Princeton, 1949. Associate professor Vanderbilt University, 1950-1955.
Professor University Nebraska, 1955-1957. Fulbright scholar London School of Economics, 1957-1958. Professor history, head department University Maryland, 1958-1968.
Research professor University Georgia, Athens, since 1968. Advisory board American Bibliographical Center, since 1968. Library of Congress advisory board on Bicentennial American Revolution, since 1969.
Board advisers Historic Annapolis, Inc., since 1976. Board directors Program for Loyalist Studies and Publications, since 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American History Association (chairman program committee, director survey bibliographical service 1966-1967), Southern History Association (chairman Charles S. Sydnor prize committee, council 1970-1974, vice president 1981, president 1982), Mississippi Valley History Association, Maryland History Society, Georgia History Society.
Connections
Married Helen Larrabee, December 21, 1940 (deceased 1947). Married Anne Wolfshohl, January 31, 1949. Children: Alison Christian, Alexandra Anne.
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1934
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1938
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1948
Career
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1935 - 1937
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1946 - 1949
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1949
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1950 - 1955
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1955 - 1957
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1957 - 1958
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1958 - 1968
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1958 - 1968
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1968
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