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Davis,, Richard Hunt was born on September 30, 1939 in Highland Park, Michigan, United States. Son of Richard Hunt and Helen Grace Davis.
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Richard Hunt Davis,, American historian. Senior Fulbright scholar, Council for International Exchange Scholars, 1999, Woodrow Wilson fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1961-1962, National Defense Education Act Title VI Foreign Language fellow, United States Department Education, 1964-1966, Younger Humanist fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1973-1974.
Education
Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1961. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1969.
Career
Professor history, now professor emeritus University Florida, Gainesville, since 1967, director Center for African Studies, 1979—1988, director international studies and programs, 1993—1994.
Membership
Secretary University Park Neighborhood Association, Gainesville, 2001—2003. Troop leader Boy Scouts American, 1978—1988. Committee member Southern Africa Fulbright Review Committee, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Washington, 2001—2003.
Member of United Faculty Florida (treasurer, vice president 1972-1978), African Studies Association (editor African Studies Review 1980-1988), World History Association.
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Married Jeanne Elizabeth Gruber, May 28, 1939. Children: Richard Francis, Jonathan Edward.
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Religion
Presbyterian
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Senior Fulbright scholar, Council for International Exchange Scholars, 1999, Woodrow Wilson fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1961-1962, National Defense Education Act Title VI Foreign Language fellow, United States Department Education, 1964-1966, Younger Humanist fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1973-1974.Senior Fulbright scholar, Council for International Exchange Scholars, 1999, Woodrow Wilson fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, 1961-1962, National Defense Education Act Title VI Foreign Language fellow, United States Department Education, 1964-1966, Younger Humanist fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1973-1974.