John W. Boyer (born 17, October 1946 in Chicago) is the Dean of the College and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is also a Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
John Boyer obtained his B.A. in 1968 from Loyola University Chicago, and his A.M. in 1969 and Ph.D in 1975 from the University of Chicago. His field specialties include:
He has been a coeditor of The Jour...
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John W. Boyer (born 17, October 1946 in Chicago) is the Dean of the College and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is also a Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
John Boyer obtained his B.A. in 1968 from Loyola University Chicago, and his A.M. in 1969 and Ph.D in 1975 from the University of Chicago. His field specialties include:
He has been a coeditor of The Journal of Modern History since 1980. Boyer has received accolades from the Austrian government for his scholarly dedication: in 2004, he was awarded the Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class, in recognition of his work on the history of the Habsburg Empire; in 2006, he received the Austrian State Prize for Modern History.
In addition to his teaching and research, Boyer has held a number of administrative positions at the University of Chicago. He has been the Chairman of the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social...
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