Background
Boardman, Eugene Powers was born on October 5, 1910 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Watkins and Irmgard (Heth) Boardman.
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Eugene Powers Boardman
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Bachelor of Arts, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1932; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1937; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1947.
Career
Teacher English preparatory department, American U., Beirut, Lebanon, 1932-1935; teacher social studies, French, Delavan (Wisconsin) High School, 1935-1936; professor charge courses, graduate work East Asian history, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1981. Lobbyist with United States Congress for a New China Policy under auspices Friends Committee National Legislation, 1965-1966.
Achievements
Membership
Served as major United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1941-1946. Member Association for Asian Studies (past program chairman), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Rho.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Reynolds Jelinek, June 21, 1940 (divorced June 1969). Children— Susan, Sarah, Christopher, Erika, Andrew, Benjamin.
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August 21, 1987 (aged 76) -
Resting place
Interred Spring Grove Cemetery, Delavan, Wisconsin -
Nationality
American