Adler, Philip J. 1930-

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Adler, Philip J. 1930-

PERSONAL:

Born March 30, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Waldo (in real estate) and May (a homemaker) Adler; married Hebe Di Martinis Lorenzi (divorced, 1965); married August 21, 1971; wife's name Dora S. (a teacher); children: Andreas, Benjamin. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles, B.A., 1954; University of Vienna, Ph.D., 1961.

ADDRESSES:

Home and officeSt. Augustine, FL. E-mail[email protected].

CAREER:

U.S. foreign service officer in Mexico and Washington, DC, 1961-66; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, professor of history, 1966-95.

MEMBER:

Sierra Club (state chair, 1975-80, 1990), Montana Wilderness Association (patron), Montana Historical Society.

WRITINGS:

World Civilizations, Thomson Wadsworth (Belmont, CA), 1996.

Contributor to history journals.

SIDELIGHTS:

Philip J. Adler told CA: "My history journal articles on Eastern Europe were written because of a desire—never fulfilled—to understand the psychology of nationalism. My unpublished doctoral dissertation on the South Slavs grew out of a generic interest in interwar Yugoslavia. My book was the result of twenty-five years of classroom teaching and disappointment at the offerings for the introductory level lecturer courses. I thought I could do better (and I think I did!)."