Sentences with phrase «served as a historian»

In his spare time, he serves as a historian for the university's DJ club, taking photos and videos and documenting them on social media.

My teacher later told me this was a gift, that the photographer had been right and that his talents were better served as a historian and enthusiast of the medium.

Daniel serves as Historian for Politics Club and Astronomy Club

Served as Historian, Vice President and President of the band.

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For as long as his story has been told — which, historians tell us, is longer than any other book in the Bible — Job has served as a patron saint of the downtrodden.

Indeed, one could argue, following the historian Christopher Shannon, that the agenda of modern cultural criticism, relentlessly intent as it has been upon «the destabilization of received social meanings,» has served only to further the social trends it deplores, including the reduction of an ever - widening range of human activities and relations to the status of commodities and instruments, rather than ends in themselves.

At the age of twenty Erik served as a special correspondent in Russia for a Hungarian daily paper; from that time forward he pursued a unique career as a journalist, historian, lecturer, traveler, novelist, and painter.

The Greek historian Herodotus, author of «History of the Persian Wars» wrote just 25 years after the reign of Xerxes and provides some insight into his might and cruelty, including the fact that 500 young boys were gathered each year from the kingdom and castrated to serve as eunuchs in the Persian court.

She participated in a patriotic religious freedom event with David Barton, a controversial evangelical historian who had served as one of her advisors.

Rufus Anderson served as the Foreign Corresponding Secretary of the ABCFM for thirty - four years and remained a member of the governing Prudential Committee and the official Board historian for another eleven years.

When Vespasian later became emperor of Rome, Josephus served under him as court historian.

Two factors above all have contributed to implant and to foster this hesitancy: on the one hand, the very structure of the discipline which serves as a sort of introduction or preparation, to the science of religions (one knows that the majority of historians of religions are former philologists, archeologists, historians, orientalists, or ethnologists); on the other hand, the inhibition created by the lamentable failure of the vast theoretical improvisations of the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth (mythology considered a «disease of language,» astral and naturist mythologies, pan-Babylonism, animism and pre-animism, etc.).

L.B. Floyd was an Army master sergeant when he served as the pro at the Enlisted Men's Course, the back nine of which is credited as a Donald Ross design by some Ross buffs, although two Army historians have dismissed that claim.

The Park District historian said the renewed commitment to the system served as an impetus for the update of her book.

In fact, she served as her school's NHS historian, but had her sights set even higher: on the NHS historian position for the entire county.

Doyle serves on the county legislature for the third district, which covers Pulaski and Richland, and also serves as the town historian for the town of Richland.

Alistair B Cooke is now the official historian of the Conservative Party having for many years served as the deputy director of the Conservative Research Department.

The Dutchess County Historian serves as a resource for the general public on ethnic, religious, genealogical, or other related historical information and is responsible for collecting and preserving documents, maps, photographs and other materials relating to the history of Dutchess County.

In The Return of George Washington: 1783 - 1789, Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Edward J. Larson recovers a crucially important — yet almost always overlooked — chapter of George Washington's life, revealing how Washington saved the United States by coming out of retirement to lead the Constitutional Convention and serve as our first president.

Rocco has also served as the Cortlandville town historian at various times through the years.

In such applications, hypersonic technology could be important for the war on terror: According to Richard Hallion, who once served as the Air Force's historian and is a former senior adviser for «counterintelligence and special programs oversight,» hypersonics could result in a missile capable of reaching its quarry before it has a chance to escape.

He served as the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum from 2011 - 2012, as the NASA Chief Historian and Director of the NASA History Office from 2003 - 2009, and prior to that as an astronomer and historian of science at the U. S. Naval ObsHistorian and Director of the NASA History Office from 2003 - 2009, and prior to that as an astronomer and historian of science at the U. S. Naval Obshistorian of science at the U. S. Naval Observatory.

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She was the first woman to serve as campaign manager for a Aisha's age at the time she was married to Muhammad has been of interest since the earliest days of Islam, and references to her age by early historians

As someone who's long had an armchair historian's interest in World War II, I was intrigued by Hacksaw Ridge, which tells the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a conscientious objector who nonetheless wanted to serve his country as a mediAs someone who's long had an armchair historian's interest in World War II, I was intrigued by Hacksaw Ridge, which tells the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), a conscientious objector who nonetheless wanted to serve his country as a medias a medic.

In an attempt to bring a more human face to the slaughter, Saroyan brings in a historian, an Armenian woman named Ani (Khanjian, Irma Vep), to serve as an advisor to the film, since she is an expert on the life of painter Arshile Gorky (Abkarian, When the Cat's Away), reported to have eye witnessed the events, and who is to be featured in a supporting role.

A leading historian of American education, Graham served as dean of the Ed School from 1982 through 1991.

He served as co-PI and advisor in several National Science Foundation - funded professional development research projects, on the National Education Advisory Board for the French & Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration, and on the Organization of American Historians - Advanced Placement Joint Advisory Board on Teaching the U.S. History Survey.

PTE is registered at 70 Royal House, Greenwich, which, according to a local historian, was once part of a pub, «The Prince Albert», and served as a munitions factory.

A well - respected education historian and author, she worked from 1991 to 1993 as assistant secretary in charge of research and improvement in the Education Department of President George H.W. Bush and served as counsel to then - Education Secretary Lamar Alexander (who is now the chairman of the Senate education committee).

From the perspective of these folks, most - notably the education historian - turned - sophist Diane Ravitch, the Newtown massacre serves as their chance to mount their usual criticisms of the school reform movement and advocate against public charter schools, as well as go beyond that.

«Our tour director served as a great historian, had good sense of humor and was accommodating.

Although no graves or human remains were found here, historians believe it may have served as the crypt for the mummified corpses of the city's most important residents.

Casey Nelson Blake, a history professor at Columbia, served as senior historian.

[27] Alongside art historian Robert Kudielka, Riley also served as curator of the 2002 exhibition «Paul Klee: The Nature of Creation», an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London.

Germano Celant, a renowned art historian, critic, and theoretician, has served as the curator of hundreds of exhibitions worldwide and published more than one hundred books and catalogs.

Art historian Dr. Marianne Berardi serves as Heritage Auctions» Senior Expert in American Art and Director of Old Master Paintings.

Art historian Rhea Anastas, media historian Nadja Millner - Larsen, and Light Industry cofounder and director Ed Halter, will discuss whether small - scale organizations establish a kind of instant art history, serving museums and culture - at - large as test sites for new artistic practice.

WHAT: «David Hammons: Five Decades» WHERE: Mnuchin Gallery, 45 East 78th Street, New York WHEN: Through May 27 WHY IT MATTERS: «It is an unfortunate fact that in this country,» the art historian Darby English has written, «a black artist's work seldom serves as the basis of rigorous, object - based debate.»

James Merle Thomas is a Curator and Art Historian based in Philadelphia, where he serves as Executive Director of Vox Populi — the city's longest - running not - for - profit arts collective — and teaches Global Contemporary Art at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

What the public can expect to see, according to art historian John Wilmerding, who has served as one of Walton's primary advisers, is a collection that ranks «in the top half dozen of American - art museums, maybe higher.»

An art historian and critic, Criqui has served as editor - in - chief of the institution's Les Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne since 1994.

In addition to being a visual historian for NASA, McCall has served as a conceptual artist for the entertainment industry.

«It's a Carl Andre throw rug,» jokes Victor Zamudio - Taylor, the Mexico - born, Princeton - educated art historian who serves as Lopez's chief aide - de-camp, jester, fixer, and, on this occasion at least, surrogate host while everyone else sits around.

They ultimately parted ways with the Contemporary Arts Association of Houston - now the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston - but not before mounting major exhibitions and enabling Jermayne MacAgy, perhaps the first professionally trained art historian in the city, to serve as its director and a cultural force at large.

Germano Celant, a renowned art historian, critic, and theorist, has served as the curator of hundreds of exhibitions worldwide and published more than one hundred books and catalogs.

The committee was initially led by the late historian John Hope Franklin (1915 - 2009), who served as founding chairman of the body.

Comprised of several major gifts and purchases — including the private collections of Leo Steinberg, John and Barbara Duncan, and James and Mari Michener, as well as nearly four hundred Old Master drawings acquired as part of the Suida - Manning Collection — the Blanton's collection has an international reputation for its extraordinary works on paper and serves as a resource for art historians and other researchers in the field.

Exhibition Highlights Curated by New - York Historical's Marilyn Satin Kushner, Curator and Head, Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections; and Kimberly Orcutt, Henry Luce Foundation Curator of American Art; with Casey Nelson Blake, Professor of History at Columbia University serving as Senior Historian, The Armory Show at 100 will feature approximately 100 masterworks from the 1913 Armory Show that powerfully impacted American audiences.