Background
Wie, Paul David van was born on September 29, 1956 in Manhasset, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Paul and Florence Elizabeth (Wagner) van Wie.
(Image, History, and Politics: The Coinage of Modern Europ...)
Image, History, and Politics: The Coinage of Modern Europe examines money as a medium of communication laden with artistic and political meaning by studying the last two hundred years of European coinage. This book explores the political, economic, and aesthetic messages carried by coinage, therefore providing a special realm in which to view and constantly reevaluate major political and economic developments from the French Revolution through the Cold War, with occasional comparative references to earlier time periods. The study generally focuses on the pre-1914 "Great Powers" of Europe: France, Germany, Britain, Russia, the Hapsburg Monarchy, and Italy; along with a brief comparative examination of the coinage of Spain, Switzerland and Belgium. The author demonstrates how every political system, consciously or unconsciously, constructs a set of symbols as an expression of itself with its coinage, enabling historians and social scientists to synthesize political, economic, and artistic meaning in a historical context.
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Wie, Paul David van was born on September 29, 1956 in Manhasset, New York, United States. Son of Joseph Paul and Florence Elizabeth (Wagner) van Wie.
Bachelor, Commonwealth Post College, 1978. Master of Arts, Commonwealth Post College, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy, City University of New York, 1989.
Teacher Spackenkill High School, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1981-1982, Schreiber High School, Port Washington, 1982-1984, Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York, 1984—2006. Adjunct professor New York Institute of Technology, 1987—1992, Hofstra University, Hempstead, since 1992. Curriculum advisor East Williston Schools, since 2006.
Member dean's advisory committee Long Island University, Old Brookville, New York, 1992—1996. Adjunct professor New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, 1984—2006, Hofstra University, Hempstead, since 1992.
(Image, History, and Politics: The Coinage of Modern Europ...)
Historian Village of Franklin Square, New York, since 1979, library trustee, since 1989. Landmarks commissioner Town of Hempstead, since 1989. President Franklin Square History Society.
Vice president Franklin Square Community League, 1990-1996. Member American History Association, Long Island Council Social Studies, Franklin Square History Society (president).
Married Ellen Mary van Wie, June 25, 1983. Children: Mary Ellen, Elisabeth, Paul David, Joseph.