Archibald Ross Lewis (1914–1990) was a historian,

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Veteran, professor, and author. He wrote 14 books, and more than 100 articles. As a professor he taught at the University of South Carolina,

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, and

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, in that order.

Biography

Early life and military service

Archibald Ross Lewis was born on August 25, 1914, in

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. He enrolled at

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, where he earned his bachelor's degree (1936), Master's Degree (1939), and Doctoral Degree (1940). Lewis served for 5 years in World War Two, working in field artillery. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. During the War he was awarded a

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, a bronze star, and five battle stars. Most of what we know about his military service comes from his book, ''War in The West'', which he wrote shortly before he died of a heart attack in 1990. The book itself was not published until 1992.Lewis 1992

Time as a professor

Lewis first served at the university of South Carolina. Afterwards he was a professor at University of Texas for 16 years, and then University of Massachusetts for another 16 years,

Works

* ''Nomads and Crusaders, A.D. 1000–1368'' * ''European Naval and Maritime History, 300–1500'' * ''Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050'' * ''Emerging Medieval Europe, A.D. 400–1000'' * ''Knights and Samurai'' * ''Aspects of the Renaissance''

Notes

References

* Obituary (1990). "Archibald Ross Lewis '39," ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'' . * Obituary (1990). "Archibald Ross Lewis, Historian, Dies at 75," ''The New York Times'', . * Durbin, John R. (2001). "In Memoriam, Archibald Ross Lewis," ''University of Texas'' (1305). * Lewis, Archibald (1992). "War in the West." . {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Archibald Ross 1990 deaths 1914 births 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America 20th-century American male writers