J. David Markham
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| Born | December 26, 1945 Austin, Texas |
| Occupation | Author, Historian, Educator |
| Spouse | Barbara (Divorced 2011?) |
J. David Markham (born 26 December 1945) is an award-winning educator, author and an internationally respected historian. He has been featured on programs on Napoleon Bonaparte and Julius Caesar on the History Channel International, the History Channel, the Military History Channel, the Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel. David is President of the International Napoleonic Society. David also serves as the resident historian for the Napoleon 101 podcast with Cameron Reilly.
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[edit] Early life and education
J. David Markham was born in Austin, Texas, on 26 December 1945. He is the son of James and Myrtle Markham and the brother of Sara Markham. David graduated from University High School in 1964. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and a Master of Education degree from Arizona State University. He has taken further graduate classes from the University of Oxford, Florida State University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Southern Illinois University.
[edit] Teaching career
David has taught history and other subjects at the university, college and high school levels. He has taught at two campuses of the University of Wisconsin, at community colleges in Wisconsin, Illinois, Arizona and Florida, and high schools in Arizona, Florida and Washington.
[edit] Works
David’s books include:
Imperial Glory: Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grande Armée 1805-1814 (2003) (Winner of the 2003 International Napoleonic Society’s President’s Choice Award).
Napoleon’s Road to Glory: Triumphs, Defeats and Immortality (2003) (Winner of the 2004 Napoleonic Society of America Literary Award).
Napoleon and Dr Verling on St Helena (2006) (Winner of the 2005 International Napoleonic Society’s President’s Choice Award).
Napoleon for Dummies (2005).
To Befriend an Emperor: Betsy Balcombe's Memoirs of Napoleon on St Helena (2005).
The Road to St Helena: Napoleon After Waterloo (2008)
[edit] The International Napoleonic Society
Having previously served as Executive Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief of the International Napoleonic Society, David became President in November 2008 following the death of the society's founder, Ben Weider. A Fellow in the society, he was awarded the Legion of Merit in 1996, one of the first three international scholars to receive that award. Markham has a sizable private collection of Napoleonic snuffboxes, as well as a significant collection of miniatures and engravings. All of the images used in his books come from his collection which has been featured in several museum exhibitions. He has organized the following International Napoleonic Congresses:
Alessandria, Italy, June 1998
Tel Aviv, Israel, July 1999
Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia June 2000
Dinard, France, July 2005
Slupsk, Poland, 2007
Israel, 2007
Corsica/Elba, 2008
Montreal, 2009
Malta, 2010
[edit] The Mexico-France Napoleonic-Institute
David has been appointed as Councilor for the English-speaking countries for this Mexican institution, contributing to the success of the international historic and literary contest Count of Las Cases Memorial Prize, an award that he won in 2007.
[edit] Honors
David has received the following honors for his work as an educator and historian:
Phi Alpha Theta, International Honor Society in History
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society
Médaille d’or du Rayonnement Culturel (Gold Medal for Cultural Influence), La Renaissance française (an international French cultural organization with the high patronage of the French President and the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Defense and National Education)
Fellow, International Napoleonic Society
Legion of Merit, International Napoleonic Society, 1996
Marengo Medal (Province of Alessandria, Italy), 1997
President’s Medal, Napoleonic Alliance, 1998
Honorary Member, Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution
Member of the "La Vieja Guardia", Instituto Napoleónico México-Francia
Count of Las Cases Memorial Prize medal for the best International book in English, Instituto Napoleónico México-Francia, 2007
Who’s Who in the World, 2000–present
Who’s Who in America, 2003–present
Who’s Who in American Education, 2004, 2005
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2006, 2005, 2000, 1998, 1994) (5% honored once, less than 2% more than once)
Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year for Lake Worth Community High School, 1999, 1996, 1995.
National Teacher of the Year Nominee (2000), D.A.R, 1999
Medal of the City of Ajaccio (Capital of Corsica, France), 1997
Medal of the City of Ajaccio, (Capital of Corsica, France) Corsica, 2008
Medal of the General Council of Southern Corsica, 2008
Medal of the Territorial Collective of Corsica, 2008
Outstanding Teacher Scholarship to Oxford University, 1996
Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year, School
District of Palm Beach County, Florida, 1995
First French Alliance Special Service Award, Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix, 1992
Medal of the Landtag [State Legislature] of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 1987
Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal, US Army (Viet Nam)
[edit] Notes
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Napoleon History website - Markham's personal website
- Napoleon 101 Podcast - The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast with Cameron Reilly
- Dahesh Museum Podcast about Napoleon - Markham speaks about Napoleon exhibit at Dahesh Museum
- USA Today Get an earful of offbeat podcasts
