Philip Mead (historian)
Philip Mead, an American historian specializing in the period of the American Revolution, is curator of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Mead, the Museum's founding curator and chief historian, helped shape the museum that he heads.[1][2]
Mead earned the PhD from Harvard University in 2012.[2] Mead's doctoral dissertation, Melancholy Landscapes: Writing Warfare in the American Revolution, was written under Jill Lepore and draws on the diaries of 169 Revolutionary Army soldiers.[3][4]
Mead previously taught Revolutionary War Theory at Harvard.[5]
References
- ^ Lipton, Lauren (23 April 2017). "Positively Philadelphia: Museum of the American Revolution". KYW. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b Newall, Mike (5 April 2017). "Making sure Philly's Revolution tale is told right". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Mead, Philip. "Melancholy Landscapes: Writing Warfare in the American Revolution". Harvard University. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Dissertations". Harvard University. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland painting donated". Wilkes Journal-Patriot. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2017.