Background
He was the son of the historian Dexter Perkins. Perkins was born in Rochester, New York, in 1925, where his father was a professor at the University of Rochester.
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He was the son of the historian Dexter Perkins. Perkins was born in Rochester, New York, in 1925, where his father was a professor at the University of Rochester.
He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1947 from Harvard University, and completed his doctoral work there in 1952 under the direction of Frederick Merk.
From instructor to associate professor of history, University of California at, Los Angeles, 1952-1962;
professor of history, University of Michigan, 1962-1997;
department chairman, University of Michigan, 1971-1972, 80-81;
professor emeritus, University of Michigan, since 1997. Commonwealth Fund lecturer University College, London, England., 1964. Visiting professor of history Brandeis U., 1970, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1983.
Albert Shaw lecturer Johns Hopkins University, 1979. Member of council Institute Early American History and Culture, 1968-1971. Program director National Endowment for Humanities Fellowships in Residence for College Teachers, 1974-1975.
(The Creation of a Republican Empire traces American forei...)
(The Creation of a Republican Empire traces American forei...)
(The Creation of a Republican Empire traces American forei...)
(An irenic study of Anglo-American relations from the sign...)
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American History Association, Society of America Historians, Organization American Historians (council 1969-1972), Society Historians American Foreign Relations (council 1967-1972, president 1974, Graebner award 1992), Massachusetts History Society, American Antiquarian Society.
Married Nancy Nash Tucker, June 18, 1949 (deceased). Children: Dexter III, Matthew Edward, Martha Nash. James Bradford (deceased).