Background
Contosta, David Richard was born on February 3, 1945 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States. Son of Miles Richard and Betty Jean (Mowry) Contosta.
( Villanova University is one of the nation's oldest and ...)
Villanova University is one of the nation's oldest and largest Catholic universities. Founded in 1842 by the Augustinian order, which continues to support the institution today, Villanova has seen great change and great continuity over its 150-year history. In Villanova University, 1842–1992, historian David Contosta presents a rich combination of text and photographs to recount the history of the school and the forces that shaped its growth. Unlike a traditional commissioned history, Contosta's account shows Villanova in the wider context of American society. He closely examines the American culture, Catholic attitudes and beliefs, and Augustinian order that he finds were most influential in forming Villanova as we know it today.
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Contosta, David Richard was born on February 3, 1945 in Lancaster, Ohio, United States. Son of Miles Richard and Betty Jean (Mowry) Contosta.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1967. Master of Arts, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1973.
Professor of history Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, since 1974. Historian Villanova (Pennsylvania) University, since 1992. Commonwealth speaker Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 1983-1984, 99—.
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Board of directors Chestnut Hill History Society, Philadelphia, since 1982. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Urban History Society, Society Architectural Historians (advising committee 1993), Society Gilded Age and Progressive Historians (county member 1988-1991), Franklin Inn Club (Philadelphia).
Married Jessica Reid Hawthorne, July 29, 1972 (divorced June 10, 1983). Children: Nicole Hawthorne, Alexandra Reid, Jessica Grace. Married Mary Elizabeth Jimenez, August 4, 1984.
Children: David Richard II, John Robert.