Philip Davis Uzee (November 5, 1914 - April 1, 2010) was a professor, dean, university archivist, and author in the United States. He was a professor of economics and history at

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicholl ...

from 1953 to the 1970s when he became the university's archivst until his retirement in 1984. He served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served as president of the

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in 1970 and in 1992 was elected a fellow. He married Yvonne Toups and they had a son David of Dallas; a daughter Denise of Baton Rouge and a daughter-in-law Trina as well as grandchildren. He was inducted into the Tri-Parish Hall of Fame in 2006.

Bibliography

*"The first Louisiana state constitution : a study of its origin", Master's dissertation (1938) *"Republican politics in Louisiana, 1877-1900", Ph.D. dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (1950) *"Midwestern attitudes on the "Kansas Fever"", historical society article *''Records and recollections of Thibodaux, Louisiana'' with William Littlejohn Martin, Woman's Club of Thibodaux (1972) *''Thibodaux Chronicles : a sesquicentennial history'', a selection of Uzee's columns from the ''Thibodaux Daily Comet'' (1987) *''The Lafourche country : the people and the land'', Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, genealogy (1985)

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1914 births 2010 deaths Heads of universities and colleges in the United States 20th-century American historians 20th-century American economists Nicholls State University faculty American university and college faculty deans United States Army personnel of World War II Historians from Louisiana American archivists Economists from Louisiana {{Louisiana-stub