Background
Hackney, Francis Sheldon was born on December 5, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Cecil Fain and Elizabeth (Morris) Hackney.
Hackney, Francis Sheldon was born on December 5, 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Cecil Fain and Elizabeth (Morris) Hackney.
Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1955; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1966.
Member faculty, Princeton University, 1965-1975; associate professor of history, Princeton University, 1969-1972; professor and provost, Princeton University, 1972-1975; president, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1975-1980; president, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1981; professor of history, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1996; chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, 1993-1997.
Board of directors Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching, 1976-1984, 86-93, Ednl. Testing Svc., 1977-1983, American Council on Education, 1977-1978, 91-93. With United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1961.
Member American Philosophical Society, American History Association, Southern History Association, Organisation American Historians.
Married Lucy Judkins Durr, June 15, 1957. Children: Virginia Foster, Sheldon Fain, Elizabeth Morris.