Background
Thompson, George Fletcher was born on January 4, 1954 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Richard Potter and Alasee Payne Thompson.
Thompson, George Fletcher was born on January 4, 1954 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Richard Potter and Alasee Payne Thompson.
Student, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971—1973. Bachelor in English, University Alabama, 1977. Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1990.
Acquisitions editor Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1984—1989. Founder & director, thirteen book series, since 1989. Founder and president Center for American Places, Santa Fe and Staunton, Virginia, 1990—2007.
Director Center American Places Columbia College, Chicago, since 2007.
Member of Sigma Lamda Alpha.
Married Cynthia Ann Roberts, September 2, 1978. 1 child Haley Ellen.