Background
Kurtz, Stephen Guild was born on September 9, 1926 in Buffalo. Son of George Patterson and Nellie (Crowther) Kurtz.
historian educational administrator
Kurtz, Stephen Guild was born on September 9, 1926 in Buffalo. Son of George Patterson and Nellie (Crowther) Kurtz.
AB, Princeton University, 1947. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Princeton University, 1981. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1953.
Instructor history University Pennsylvania, 1949-1951. Master Kent School, 1951-1955. Fulbright professor Athens (Greece) College, 1955-1956.
Dean students Wabash (Indiana) College, 1956-1959, associate professor history, assistant to president, 1959-1964, dean college, 1964-1966. Lecturer College William and Mary, 1966-1972. Visiting professor Columbia University, summers 1962, 64.
Editor Institute Early American History, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1966-1969, director, 1969-1972. Dean, professor history Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1972-1974. Principal Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, from 1974.
Member regional committee Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation, 1960-1964, dissertation fellowship committee, 1968-1973.
Trustee ABC Program, Athens College Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1945. Member Headmasters Association (president 1986), American Antiquarian Society, Massachusetts History Society Clubs: Tavern, St. Botolph.
Married Katherine Jeanne Godolphin, September 5, 1947. Children– Sharon, Thomas Patterson, Stephen Godolphin.