Williamson Murray
Born(1941-11-23)November 23, 1941
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 1, 2023(2023-08-01) (aged 81)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Academic background
Alma materYale University
Academic work
Main interestsMilitary historian (History of warfare, World War I)

Williamson "Wick" Murray (November 23, 1941 – August 1, 2023) was an American historian and author. He authored numerous works on history and strategic studies, and served as an editor on other projects extensively. He was professor emeritus of history at Ohio State University from 2012 until his death.

Education and service

Murray completed his secondary education in 1959 at Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Yale University, graduating in 1963 with honors in history.[2] Following graduation he served as an officer in the United States Air Force for 5 years. He was assigned a tour of duty in Southeast Asia with the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing operating C-130s. Following his military service he returned to Yale as a graduate student in the Department of History, and in 1974 earned his Ph.D. in military-diplomatic history.

Career

Following his graduation from Yale, Murray taught in the school's history department for two years. In 1977 he took a job at Ohio State University as a military and diplomatic historian. He was awarded the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award in 1987.[2] He retired from Ohio State in 1995 as a professor emeritus of history. He has taught at a number of universities, military academies and war colleges, including the United States Air War College, the United States Military Academy, and the Naval War College.[3] He has served as a Secretary of the Navy Fellow at the Navy War College, the Centennial Visiting professor at the London School of Economics, the Matthew C. Horner Professor of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University, the Charles Lindbergh Chair at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, and the Harold K. Johnson Professor of Military History at the Army War College".[3]

Murray authored numerous works on history and strategic studies, and served as an editor on other projects extensively.[3]

As of 2012, he was professor emeritus of history at Ohio State University.[4]

Death

Murray died in Fairfax, Virginia, on August 1, 2023, at the age of 81.[5]

Works

References

  1. ^ Wilkes-Barre Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), 20 February 1967, p. 4.
  2. ^ a b "Williamson Murray". Department of History. The Ohio State University. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. "Williamson Murray, PhD, Academic Fellow". 2011. Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 19 June 2012. ((cite web)): |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Strategic Studies Institute (14 September 2011). "Dr. Williamson Murray". Strategic Studies Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  5. ^ Murphy, Brian. "Williamson Murray, military historian who peered beyond battles, dies at 81". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "General Hamdani & Iraqi-imposed war on Iran". oral-history.ir.

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