Background
Gillen, James Frederick John was born on May 6, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Charles Frederick and Maud (Chisholm) Gillen.
Gillen, James Frederick John was born on May 6, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Charles Frederick and Maud (Chisholm) Gillen.
Bachelor of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1935; Bachelor of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1938; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1962; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1942.
Instructor, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine., 1946; Instructor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1946-1947; historian, Army Department, 1948-1950; historian, State Department, 1950-1953; consultant, State Department, 1954-1955; senior research associate human relations area files, State Department, 1955-1958; assistant professor, Wabash College, 1958-1960; associate professor, Wabash College, 1960-1962; professor, department chairman history, Cedar Crest College, 1962-1968; professor of history, State University of New York, Geneseo, 1968-1985; professor emeritus, State University of New York, since 1985.
Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American History Association, Society for French History Studies, American Association RhodesScholars, American Association of University Professors.
Married Sheila Cunningham Engert, December 26, 1956. Children— Isobel, Sara, Frederick.