Thomas L. Sakmyster


Thomas L. Sakmyster is an American professor emeritus of history of the University of Cincinnati, known for his studies of early 20th-century Hungary, including the "first full-length scholarly study of Hungary's most controversial figure" of the 20th Century and "most important work on the admiral to date", Miklós Horthy, as well as a meticulously researched, evenhanded biography of Hungarian-Soviet spy J. Peters.

Background

Thomas L. Sakmyster was born in 1943 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In 1965, he received a BA from Dartmouth. In 1967, he received an MA and in 1971 a doctorate, both in history, from Indiana University. His dissertation was on Hungary and the Coming of the European Crisis, 1937-1938.

Career

In 1971, Sakmyster began to teach history at the University of Cincinnati. In 1985, he served as director of graduate studies. As of 1995, he served as Walter Langsam Professor of European History. In 2003, he served as acting chair of History. In 2005, he retired and in 2007 became professor emeritus.

Works

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