Bullitt Lowry

Background

Bullitt Lowry was born on June 17, 1936, in New York City, New York, United States. He was the son of Thomas M. and Frances E. Sellery Lowry.

Education

Bullitt Lowry received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Transylvania University in 1956. From 1957 till 1958 he served at the United States Marine Corps. The next year, he received a Master of Arts degree at Duke University. In 1963, Lowry received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from this university.

Career

Bullitt Lowry began his career as an assistant professor of history in 1960 at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. In 1964 he went to the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. He began as an associate professor and then became a professor of history. At the University of North Texas, he taught European, military and diplomatic history until the day of his death. In 1968 Lowry was a visiting professor at Wylie College. In 1978 he served as a research assistant for the 4th District of Texas at the United States Congressional Office in Washington, D.C.

In addition to his teaching career, Bullitt Lowry was the vice-chairperson of the Denton County Historical Commission from 1976 and in 1985 became the chairperson holding the position till 1989. Dedicated to the historic preservation of Denton, he helped create the Denton City Landmark Commission, serving as its first chair in 1980. He was also extensively engaged in the exploratory activity. He was working on a project related to the 1908 British cavalry sword and the failure of the British high command to understand the nature of modern warfare in the days before World War I, one of his internationally recognized areas of expertise.

As a result of his research, he published his most famous book Armistice 1918 (1996). Lowry was a co-editor of Red Virgin: Memoirs Of Louise Michel (1981) and a co-author of two volumes of World History (1991). He wrote some works on the history of Denton as well.

Achievements

• Bullitt Lowry received numerous awards from the Texas Historical Commission, including the John Ben Shepperd Award as the best chair of a Texas county historical commission in 1987. He received grants from National Endowment for the Humanities in 1976 and 1981.

Works

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  • Red Virgin: Memoirs Of Louise Michel

    (These memoirs offer readers a view of the non-Marxist lef...)

    1981
  • Armistice 1918

    (The five armistices arranged in the fall of 1918 determin...)

    1996

Membership

Bullitt Lowry was on the council of the Southern Historical Association and was a member of the American Historical Association, the Southwest Historical Association, the Society for Military History, the Great War Society, the American Military Institute, the United States Naval Institute, and the Royal Geographical Society.

Personality

Bullitt Lowry had a warm smile, a twinkle in his eye and a great sense of humor.

Quotes from others about the person

• "He was a wonderful mentor, teacher, and friend." - Mark Parillo

Connections

Bullitt Lowry married Mary Ross Lehman in 1958. The couple divorced in 1973. He then married Sharon K. O’Brien on October 19, 1974. The marriage produced two children, Ross Moir and Anne Bullitt.

Father:

Thomas M. Lowry

Mother:

Frances E. Lowry

ex-wife:

Mary Ross Lehman

Wife:

Sharon K. O’Brien