Theodore Friend
Theodore Friend | |
|---|---|
| Born | Theodore Wood Friend III August 27, 1931 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 2020 (aged 89) Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupations | Historian, novelist, professor |
| Title | President, Swarthmore College |
| Board member of | Foreign Policy Research Institute Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Foundation |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Friend
(m. 1960–2003) |
| Children | Elizabeth Friend Pier Friend Tad Friend |
| Parent(s) | Theodore Friend Jr. (father) Jessica H. (née Merrick) Friend (mother) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Williams College (BA) Yale University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | State University of New York at Buffalo (1959–1973) Swarthmore College (1973-1982) Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (2004) |
| Notable works | Between Two Empires: The Ordeal of the Philippines, 1929–1946 (1965) |
Theodore Wood Friend III (August 27, 1931 – November 4, 2020) was an American historian, novelist, and teacher, and a former president of Swarthmore College.