Thomas Theodore Allsen (February 16, 1940 – February 18, 2019)[1] was an American historian specializing in Mongolian studies.

Following the completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Portland State University in 1962, Allsen attended the University of Washington to pursue a Master of Arts in Russian studies. In 1969, he graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master of Library Science degree. He completed a doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota in 1979 and began teaching at Western Kentucky University. The next year, Allsen joined the faculty of the Trenton State College History Department.[2]

He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002,[3] and retired from The College of New Jersey in the same year.[2] Between 1986 and 2013, Allsen served on the editorial staff of the journal Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi. The journal published a Festschrift for Thomas T. Allsen in Celebration of His 75th Birthday in its 21st volume (2014–15).[2][4]

Allsen died on February 18, 2019, aged 79.[2]

References

  1. ^ Craig, Bruce D. "Thomas T. Allsen (1940–2019)" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b c d "Thomas T. Allsen – Obituary". Central Eurasian Studies Society. February 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Thomas T. Allsen". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Golden, Peter B. (January 1, 2015). "Festschrift for Thomas T. Allsen in Celebration of His 75th Birthday". Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi. 21. ISBN 978-3-447-09891-5.
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