Background
Johnston, Paul Forsythe was born on May 13, 1950 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Alexander Rust and Frances Jane (Winans) Johnston.
Johnston, Paul Forsythe was born on May 13, 1950 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Alexander Rust and Frances Jane (Winans) Johnston.
Bachelor in English Literature, Middlebury College, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology, University Pennsylvania, 1981. Archaeologist various sites, 1977-1979, instructor departments art history and marine studies Temple University, Philadelphia, 1979-1980, instructor department art history, 1980-1981.
Curator maritime history Peabody Museum Salem, Massachusetts, 1981-1989, National Museum American History, Smithsomian Institution, Washington, since 1989, supervising curator division transportation, since 1990.
Vice chair Smithsomian Institution Diving Control Board. Bureau diving officer National Museum American History.
Instructor Massachusetts Bay Marine Studies Consortium, 1984. Member guest faculty Sea Education Association, Woods Hole., Massachusetts, 1984.
Member adjunct faculty Boston University, since 1984, University Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1984.
Member advisory board Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum and History Collections, Boston, since 1984. Member Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, Tallahassee, since 1984, also chairman. Member advisory board United States Science Committee Computer Software Systems Alabama Project.
Board directors Ships Discovery.
Consultant Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston. 1987-1990, Turks and Caicos Islands National Museum, British West Indies, 1989-1992.
Instructor Massachusetts Bay Marine Studies Consortium, 1984. Board directors Ships Discovery. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Institute Nautical Archeology, Society for History Archaeology (board directors), Archeological Institute American (co-chair underwater archaeology committee), Council Maritime Museum (chairman archaeology committee), National/ Maritime Alliance (board, directors), Confederate Naval History Society (board directors), International Congress Maritime Museum (subcommittee on archaeology).
Married Elizabeth Bready McCullough, March 7, 1992.