Background
Schmidt, Gustav Friedrich was born on November 22, 1938 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Gustav Walter and Luise (Rennemann) Schmidt.
Schmidt, Gustav Friedrich was born on November 22, 1938 in Berlin, Germany. Son of Gustav Walter and Luise (Rennemann) Schmidt.
Staatsexamen, Free University Berlin, l96l. Doctor of Philisophy, Free University Berlin, 1963. Habilitation, Westf. Wilhelms University, Münster, Federal Republic Germany, l97l.
Research assistant Institute Political Science, Berlin, 1963-1965. Science assistant department history Münster University, 1965-1971, professor history international relations, 1972-1976. Professor international politics Ruhr University, Bochum, Federal Republic Germany, since 1976.
Visiting professor St. Antony's College, Oxford (England) University, 1979-1980, Emory University, Atlanta, 1984, University Toronto, (Ontario, Canada), 1985-1986, Cornell University, 1990-1991.
Author: Deutscher Historismus, 1964, England in der Krise, 1981, Der europäische Imperialismus, 1985, Strukturen des "Kalten Krieg(s)" im Wandel, 1946-1956, 2003. Editor: Konstellationen internationaler Politik (United States of America and Western Europe 1924-1932, 83), Britain and Europe-Britain in Europe, 1989, Changing Perspectives on European Security and North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Search for a New Role, 1998, Amerikas Option für Deutschland und Japan, 1996, Zwischen Bündnissicherung und privilegierter Partnerschaft: Die deutsch-britischen Beziehungen und die United States of America, 1955-1963, 1995, Ost-West-Beziehungen: Konfrontation und Détente, 1945-1989, 3 vols., 1993-1995, Deutschland-Großbritannien-Europa, 1992, North Atlantic Treaty Organization-The First 50 Years, 3 vols., 2000.
Chairman Arbeitskreis Deutsche England-Forschung, l98l-88. Fellow German Association for Politische Wissenschaft, German Association for Auswärtige Politik. Member International Studies Association, International Political Science Assm.
Married Heide-Irene Windschiegl, August 17, 1971. Children: Sandra Sophia, Sabine Beate, Sonja Andrea.