Background
Farnham, Wallace Dean was born on April 2, 1928 in Sibley, Iowa, United States. Son of Harley W. and Vera I. (Cates) Farnham.
Farnham, Wallace Dean was born on April 2, 1928 in Sibley, Iowa, United States. Son of Harley W. and Vera I. (Cates) Farnham.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell College, Iowa, 1949; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University Oregon, 1955.
Assistant professor of history, U. Northern Iowa, 1955-1956;
assistant professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1956-1960;
associate professor, U. Alberta, 1960-1964;
associate professor of history, U. Wyoming, 1964-1965;
professor, U. Wyoming, 1965-1967;
professor of history, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1967-1990;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1990;
historiographer, Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, Idaho., since 1992. Visiting professor Warsaw (Poland) U., 1971-1973, 75-77, 80. Exchange professor Yonsei U., Seoul, Korea, 1986.
Associate director American Studies Center, Warsaw U.,1975-1977.
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Member Organization American Historians, National Episcopal Historians Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marilynn Pfeiffer, August 26, 1950 (divorced 1977). Children— Anne, Leonard.