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'''Philip K. Lundeberg''' (born 1923) is an American [[history|historian]] and curator emeritus of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]s [[National Museum of American History]]..
'''Philip K. Lundeberg''' (born 1923) is an American naval [[history|historian]] and curator emeritus of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]s [[National Museum of American History]].


==Early Life, Education, and Naval Service==
==Biography==
Philip Lundeberg was born in Minnesota in 1923. In early 1944, he received his bachelor's degree, ''summa cum laude'', from [[Duke University]]. Upon graduation, he attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen School at [[Columbia University]], where he was commissioned an ensign. Assigned to [[USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136)]], he was the youngest of the three surviving officers when that ship became the last American warship sunk in the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. After World War Two, he returned to Duke University to earn a [[master's degree]] in history and then went on [[Harvard University]], where ne completed his [[Ph.D.] in 1954 with a dissertation entitled "American Anti-Submarine Operations in the Atlantic, 1943-45," under the supervision of Professor [[Samuel Eliot Morison]]. <ref>"Bradford, Still, Lundeberg to receive Inaugural Knox Honor,"''Pull Together'', vol. 52, no. 2 (Summer 2013), pp. 12-13</ref>
Lundeberg was born in Minnesota in 1923. In 1944, he received his bachelor's degree, ''summa cum laude'' from [[Duke University]], returning there vafter World War II to earn his master's degree in history. He went on to earn his Ph.D. from [[Harvard University]] in 1954, with a dissertation entitled "American Anti-Submarine Operations in the Atlantic, 1943-45," which he completed under the supervision of Professor [[Samuel Eliot Morison]]. He served in the [[Navy]] for some time, after which he became an [[Assistant Professor]] at [[St. Olaf College]] from 1953—1955, and then from 1955 to 1959 at the [[United States Naval Academy]]. In January 1959, he came to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and got a position as a [[Consultant]] in the [[Department of Armed Forces History]] in the [[Museum of History and Technology]], he was appointed as an [[Associate Curator]] to the [[Division of Naval History]] in June of the same year. Starting from 1961 to 1984 he was a [[Curator]] of the [[National Museum of American History]], and in 1984 got a position of a Curator in the [[Division of Transportation]]. He held numerous positions in a number of national and international organizations. He was a President of the [[American Military Institute]], the [[Council of American Maritime Museums]], and the [[United States Commission on Military History]]. He was also a [[Chairman]] of the [[International Congress of Maritime Museums]], and a [[secretary]] of the [[International Committee on Museum Security]] of the [[International Council of Museums]]. He was a member of the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation's Committee]] on [[Maritime Preservation]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217514|title=Biography|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution Archives]]|accessdate=April 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Professional Career==
As he was completing his doctotal work at Harvard in 1953, [[St. Olaf College]] appointed him as an instructor in history and he rose there to [[Assistant Professor]] before the [[United States Naval Academy]] appointed to its faculty in 1955. In January 1959, the [[Smithsonian Institution]] hired him as a consultant in the Department of Armed Forces History in the [[Museum of History and Technology]] and then appointed him Associate Curator in the Division of Naval History in June 1959. From 1961 to 1984, he was a Curator of the [[National Museum of American History]], and in 1984 apointed a Curator in the Smithsonian's Division of Transportation. At the Smithsonian, Lundeberg developed naval exhibits for the Hall of Armed Forces, including the display of the Continetal Navy Gondola ''Philadelphia''. "Working with [[Howard I. Chapelle]], he directed the construction of some thirty museum-quality scale models to illustrate the development of American warship design. In 1981, he organized the Smithsonian's exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the [[Battle of Yorktown]], entitled "By Sea and By Land: Victory with the Help of France." He also prepared the naval elements in the Smithsonian's exhibits on "Centennial, 1876," and Commodore [[Matthew C. Perry]]'s expedition to Japan. Following his retirement, he worked on the Smithsonian's major exhibit, "Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842" led by Lieutenant [[Charles Wilkes]]. At the Smithsonian he also directed the 1975 conference of the [[International Commission on Military History]], "La Technique Militaire," as well as their 1982 conference, "Soldier Statesmen of the Age of the Enlightenment."<ref>''Ibid.''</ref>

==Other Professional activities==
He held numerous positions in a number of national and international organizations. He was a founder of the [[North American Society for Oceanic History]] in 1972-73; vice president anfd then president of the [[American Military Institute]] in 1968-73; chairman of of the [[Council of American Maritime Museums]], 1976-78; and president of the [[United States Commission on Military History]], 1974-1981. He was also the organizing chairman for [[International Congress of Maritime Museums]] at London in 1972, and a [[secretary]] of the [[International Committee on Museum Security]] of the [[International Council of Museums]]. Additonally, he was a member of the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]'s Committee on Maritime Preservation.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217514|title=Biography|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution Archives]]|accessdate=April 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Publications==
* ''The [[Continental gunboat Philadelphia]] and the Northern Campaign of 1776''. Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1966.

* ''[[Samuel Colt]]’s submarine battery: the secret and the enigma''. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.

* ''The gunboat Philadelphia and the defense of Lake Champlain in 1776'' by Philip K. Lundeberg with an afterword by Arthur B. Cohn. Basin Harbor, Vt.: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 1995.


==Awards==
==Awards==
* [[K. Jack Bauer Award]] of the [[North American Society for Oceanic History]], 1998.
* [[K. Jack Bauer Award]] of the [[North American Society for Oceanic History]], 1998.


* [[Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award]], 2013.<ref>''Pull Together'', vol. 52, no. 2 (Summer 2013), pp. 12-13</ref>
* [[Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award]], 2013.<ref>''Ibid.''</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 14:49, 14 September 2013

Philip Karl Lundeberg
Born1923
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University
Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUnited States Naval Academy
Museum of History and Technology
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
Council of American Maritime Museums
United States National Museum
International Congress of Maritime Museums
International Council of Museums

Philip K. Lundeberg (born 1923) is an American naval historian and curator emeritus of the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of American History.

Early Life, Education, and Naval Service

Philip Lundeberg was born in Minnesota in 1923. In early 1944, he received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Duke University. Upon graduation, he attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen School at Columbia University, where he was commissioned an ensign. Assigned to USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136), he was the youngest of the three surviving officers when that ship became the last American warship sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic. After World War Two, he returned to Duke University to earn a master's degree in history and then went on Harvard University, where ne completed his [[Ph.D.] in 1954 with a dissertation entitled "American Anti-Submarine Operations in the Atlantic, 1943-45," under the supervision of Professor Samuel Eliot Morison. [1]

Professional Career

As he was completing his doctotal work at Harvard in 1953, St. Olaf College appointed him as an instructor in history and he rose there to Assistant Professor before the United States Naval Academy appointed to its faculty in 1955. In January 1959, the Smithsonian Institution hired him as a consultant in the Department of Armed Forces History in the Museum of History and Technology and then appointed him Associate Curator in the Division of Naval History in June 1959. From 1961 to 1984, he was a Curator of the National Museum of American History, and in 1984 apointed a Curator in the Smithsonian's Division of Transportation. At the Smithsonian, Lundeberg developed naval exhibits for the Hall of Armed Forces, including the display of the Continetal Navy Gondola Philadelphia. "Working with Howard I. Chapelle, he directed the construction of some thirty museum-quality scale models to illustrate the development of American warship design. In 1981, he organized the Smithsonian's exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Yorktown, entitled "By Sea and By Land: Victory with the Help of France." He also prepared the naval elements in the Smithsonian's exhibits on "Centennial, 1876," and Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to Japan. Following his retirement, he worked on the Smithsonian's major exhibit, "Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842" led by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. At the Smithsonian he also directed the 1975 conference of the International Commission on Military History, "La Technique Militaire," as well as their 1982 conference, "Soldier Statesmen of the Age of the Enlightenment."[2]

Other Professional activities

He held numerous positions in a number of national and international organizations. He was a founder of the North American Society for Oceanic History in 1972-73; vice president anfd then president of the American Military Institute in 1968-73; chairman of of the Council of American Maritime Museums, 1976-78; and president of the United States Commission on Military History, 1974-1981. He was also the organizing chairman for International Congress of Maritime Museums at London in 1972, and a secretary of the International Committee on Museum Security of the International Council of Museums. Additonally, he was a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Committee on Maritime Preservation.[3]

Publications

  • Samuel Colt’s submarine battery: the secret and the enigma. Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
  • The gunboat Philadelphia and the defense of Lake Champlain in 1776 by Philip K. Lundeberg with an afterword by Arthur B. Cohn. Basin Harbor, Vt.: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 1995.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Bradford, Still, Lundeberg to receive Inaugural Knox Honor,"Pull Together, vol. 52, no. 2 (Summer 2013), pp. 12-13
  2. ^ Ibid.
  3. ^ "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Ibid.

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