John Alden Nichols

Background

Nichols, John Alden was born on February 28, 1919 in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Thomas Pitman and Jennie Althea (Howland) Nichols.

Education

Bachelor in Histroy with high honors, high distinction, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1941. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951.

Career

History instructor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1948-1950; assistant professor of history, Wesleyan University, Middletown, 1959-1961; assistant professor of history, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1950-1951; fellowship, Ford Foundation, 1951-1952; editor, Ginn & Company, Boston, 1952-1959; associate professor of history, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1961-1967; professor of history, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1967-1989.

Achievements

• John Alden Nichols has been listed as a noteworthy history professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Germany After Bismarck the Caprivi Era 1
  • YEAR OF THREE KAISERS by J. Alden Nichols (1987-06-01)
  • YEAR OF THREE KAISERS
  • Germany after Bismarck, the Caprivi era, 1890-1894
  • Germany after Bismarck: The Caprivi Era 1890-1894

Membership

Member American Association of University Professors, American History Association, Philosophy Club (University of Illinois).

Interests

• Avocations: piano, electronic organization.

Connections

Married Barbara Searles Tuttle, June 8, 1946 (deceased December, 1975). Children: Catherine Tyler Nichols Thompson, David Alden, Margaret Foster.

Father:

Thomas Pitman Nichols

Mother:

Jennie Althea (Howland) Nichols

Spouse:

Barbara Searles Tuttle

child:

Catherine Tyler Nichols Thompson Nichols

child:

David Alden Nichols

child:

Margaret Foster Nichols