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John M. Merriman (born 1946) is a Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University.〔(John Merriman ), Yale faculty page.〕 He is the author of many books including his most well known ''A History of Modern Europe since the Renaissance'' (1996 & 2002), a popular survey text for undergraduate history classes at many American universities and colleges. Merriman was born and raised in Oregon where he attended a Jesuit all-boys high-school, although he does not consider himself religious.〔(HIST 276: France Since 1871 (Fall, 2007) ), at Open Yale Courses. Merriman peppers his course lectures with biographical details.〕 Merriman formed many of his current political views during the volatile Vietnam years; he still describes himself as "virulently anti-establishment".〔 His recent books include ''The Dynamite Club: How a Bombing in the Fin-De-Siecle Paris Ignited The Age of Modern Terror'' (2009) about the French Anarchist Emile Henry (1872-1894), and ''Massacre: The Life and Death of the Paris Commune'' (2014) focusing on the Paris Commune of 1871, particularly on "The Bloody Week". He received his Ph.D. and B.A. at the University of Michigan. Merriman teaches French and Modern European history and first began teaching at Yale in the mid-1970s where he still resides.〔("Listening to Music with... John Merriman" ), Nick Vinocur, ''Yale Daily News'', October 27, 2006〕 He was the seventh master of Branford College (1983-1991). He lives part of each year with his family in France.〔 ==Awards and honors== *2000 Yale University Harwood F. Byrnes/Richard B. Sewall Teaching Prize *2002 Docteur Honoris Causa in France *2009 “Medal of Meritorious Service to Polish Education” (Medal Kimisji Edukacji Narodowej) awarded by the Ministry of Education of Poland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John M. Merriman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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