Background
AKENSON, Donald was born on May 22, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Donald Nels Akenson and Fern L. Harman Akenson.
historian novelist historian of modern age
AKENSON, Donald was born on May 22, 1941 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Son of Donald Nels Akenson and Fern L. Harman Akenson.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1962;Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967;Doctor of Letters (honorary), McMaster U., 1995;HHD (honorary), University Lethbridge, 1996.
Allston Burr senior tutor, Dunster House, Harvard University, 1966-1967;assistant professor of history, assistant dean, Yale College, 1967-1970;associate professor of history, Queens U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1970-1974;professor, Queens U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, since 1974;Beamish research professor migration studies, U. Liverpool, England, since 1997. Honorary research fellow Queens U., Belfast, 1976-1977, senior research fellow, 1995-1996. Honorary professor education Trinity College, Dublin, 1976-1977.
Honorary lecturer Australian National U., 1985. Cecil H. Green distinguished visiting professor Green College, U. B.C., 1995. Owner, public Langdale Press.
Guest artist Yaddo Colony, 1985. Writer-in-residence Bellagio Center, Lake Como, Italy, 1993.
Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal History Society (United Kingdom). Member American Conference IrishStudies, Phi Beta Kappa.