George Abel Rothrock Jr. (November 11, 1932 – April 3, 1993) was a professor of European history at the

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, known for his research on the military history of early modern Europe and the

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in France, including books on

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and on 17th-century military engineer

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, and a translation of de Vauban's work.

Life

Rothrock was born on November 11, 1932 in

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, and was a 1954 graduate of the

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. He became a graduate student of history at the

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, earning a master's degree there in 1956 and completing his Ph.D. in 1958. His dissertation, ''The French Crown and the Estates General of 1614'', was supervised by

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. After postdoctoral research as a

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at the

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, Rothrock returned to the US, and taught at the University of Omaha from 1958 to 1962, at

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from 1962 to 1963, and at the

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from 1963 to 1964. He joined the University of Alberta faculty in 1964 as an associate professor in 1964, became a full professor in 1971, and retired as a

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in 1992. He died on April 3, 1993.

Books

Rothrock was the author or translator of: *

, ''A Manual of Siegecraft and Fortification'', translated into English by Rothrock (University of Michigan Press, 1968). * ''Europe: A Brief History'' (Rand McNally, 1971; 2nd ed., with Tom B. Jones, 1975) * ''The Huguenots: A Biography of A Minority'' (Nelson-Hall, 1979) * ''Soldier of France, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: 1633–1707'' (with F. J. Hebbert, New York: Peter Lang, 1990)

References

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