Prosser Gifford
Prosser Gifford | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1929 New York, NY |
| Died | May 18, 2020 (aged 91) Woods Hole, MA |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Title | Dean of Faculty
Assistant to President Professor of History Acting Director Chairman Director of Scholarly Programs |
| Spouse | Shirley M. Gifford |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University, 1951 (B.A.), 1964 (PhD)
Merton College, Oxford, Rhodes Scholar, 1953 (B.A.), 1958 (M.A.) Harvard Law School, 1956 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | African History, U.S. Foreign Policy |
| Institutions | Amherst College Swarthmore College, Yale University, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Merton College Charitable Corporation Library of Congress |
Prosser Gifford was a historian, author, and academic administrator. He held various positions at notable academic institutions including the position of first Dean of Faculty at Amherst College. He is probably best known for his work as Director of Scholarly Programs at the Library of Congress. He contributed numerous works to the fields of African History and U.S. Foreign Policy.