Nicholas Rowland Clifford

Background

Clifford, Nicholas Rowland was born on October 12, 1930 in Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry and Esther (Rowl) Clifford.

Education

Bachelor, Princeton University, 1952. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.

Career

Instructor history, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961-1962; instructor, Princeton University, 1962-1966; assistant professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1966-1968; associate professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1968-1975; William R. Kenan Junior professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1976-1981; College professor, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1987-1993; professor emeritus, Middlebury (Vermont) College, since 1993; academic vice president, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1979-1985; provost, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1980-1985, 91-93.

Achievements

• Nicholas Rowland Clifford has been listed as a noteworthy History educator, college administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Spoilt Children of Empire: Westerners in Shanghai and the Chinese Revolution of the 1920s
  • Retreat From China: British Policy in the Far East 1937-1941
  • RETREAT FROM CHINA British Policy in the Far East 1937-1941
  • Shanghai, 1925: Urban Nationalism and the Defense of Foreign Privilege

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1953-1956. Member American History Association, Association Asian Studies, Society Historians of America Foreign Relations. Clubs: American Alpine.

Connections

Married Deborah Pickman Clifford, June 22, 1957. Children: Mary Rowland, Sarah, Susannah, Rebecca Harrison.

Father:

Henry Clifford

Mother:

Esther (Rowl) Clifford

Spouse:

Deborah Pickman Clifford

child:

Susannah Clifford

child:

Sarah Clifford

child:

Rebecca Harrison Clifford

child:

Mary Rowland Clifford