Background
Jonas, Manfred was born on April 9, 1927 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Walter and Antonie (Dannheisser) Jonas. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1944.
Jonas, Manfred was born on April 9, 1927 in Mannheim, Germany. Son of Walter and Antonie (Dannheisser) Jonas. came to the United States, 1937, naturalized, 1944.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1949. A.M., Harvard University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy (Teaching fellow), Harvard, 1959.
Military intelligence analyst, unites states department Defense, 1951-1954;
teaching fellow, Harvard, 1954-1959;
visiting professor American history, Free U., Berlin, 1959-1962;
associate professor, PubMed Central Colls., 1962-1963;
faculty, Union College, Schenectady, 1963-1996;
director graduate program American studies, Union College, 1964-1974;
professor of history, Union College, 1967-1981;
department chairman history, Union College, 1970-1981;
chairman division social science, Union College, 1971-1974;
Washington Irving professor modern literature and history studies, Union College, 1981-1986;
John Bigelow professor of history, Union College, 1986-1996;
professor emeritus, Union College, since 1996;
department chairman history, Union College, 1970-1981;
chairman division social science, Union College, 1971-1974. Lecturer City College of New York, 1950, U. Maryland. Extension, 1954, Northeastern U., 1958.
Director National Defense Education Act Institutions for Advanced Study in History, 1966-1968. Consultant United States Office Education, 1966, National Endowment for Humanities, 1985. Senior Fulbright-Hays lecturer U. Saarland, Germany, 1973.
Charles Warren fellow Harvard University, 1977-1978. Salgo visiting professor Eôtvôs Lorand U., Budapest, 1983-1984.
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Member of New York State Regents Examination Committee in American History, 1970-1987. ModeratorForum 17 WMHT-television, 1965. Board directors Freedom Forum, Inc., 1965-1976, chairman, 1969-1970, 75-76.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American History Association, Organisation American Historians, Society for Historians American Foreign Relations, American Association of University Professors (president chapter 1969-1971, chair conference committee 1988-1993), Phi Beta Kappa (president Alpha chapter New York 1990-1992, 93-95), Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Nancy Jane Greene, July 19, 1952. Children: Andrew Miles, Kathryn Leslie, Emily Susan, Matthew Greene.