Thomas L. Sakmyster (born 1943) is an American professor emeritus of history of the
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...
, known for his studies of early 20th-century Hungary, including the "first full-length scholarly study of Hungary's most controversial figure" of the 20th century and the "most important work on the admiral to date",
Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the Regent o ...
, as well as a meticulously-researched even-handed biography of the Hungarian-Soviet spy
J. Peters
J. Peters (born Sándor Goldberger; 11 August 1894 – 1990) was the most commonly known pseudonym of a man who last went by the name "Alexander Stevens" in 1949. Peters was a journalist, political activist, and accused Soviet spy who was a leadin ...
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Background
Thomas L. Sakmyster was born in 1943 in
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city (New Jersey), city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,4 ...
. In 1965, he received a BA from Dartmouth. In 1967, he received an MA and in 1971 a doctorate, both in history, from Indiana University. His dissertation was on Hungary and the Coming of the European Crisis, 1937-1938.
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Career
In 1971, Sakmyster began to teach history at the University of Cincinnati.[ In 1985, he served as director of graduate studies. As of 1995, he served as Walter Langsam Professor of European History.][ In 2003, he served as acting chair of History. In 2005, he retired and in 2007 became professor emeritus.][
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Works
Sakmyster's works include:
Books:
* ''Hungary, the Great Powers, and the Danubian Crisis, 1936-1939'' (1980)
* ''Hungary's Admiral on Horseback: Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the Regent o ...
, 1918-1944'' (1994)
** ''Miklos Horthy: Ungarn 1918-1944'' (2006)
* ''Red Conspirator: J. Peters
J. Peters (born Sándor Goldberger; 11 August 1894 – 1990) was the most commonly known pseudonym of a man who last went by the name "Alexander Stevens" in 1949. Peters was a journalist, political activist, and accused Soviet spy who was a leadin ...
and the American Communist Underground'' (Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2007)[
* ''A Communist Odyssey: The Life of ]József Pogány
John Pepper, also known as József Pogány and Joseph Pogany (born József Schwartz; November 8, 1886 – February 8, 1938), was a Hungarian Communist politician. He later served as a functionary in the Communist International (Comintern) in Mos ...
/ John Pepper'' (Central European University Press, 2012)[
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Articles:
* "The Hungarian State to Germany of August, 1948: Some New Evidence on Hungary in Hitler's Pre-Munich Policy" ''Canadian Slavic Studies'' (1969)
* "''Bethlen István Titkos Iratai'', Edited by Miklós Szinai and Laszlo Sziics," ''Canadian Slavic Studies'' (1974)
* "Army Officers and Foreign Policy in Interwar Hungary, 1918-41," ''Journal of Contemporary History'' (1975)
* "From Habsburg Admiral to Hungarian Regent: The Political Metamorphosis of Miklós Horthy 1918–1921," ''East European Quarterly'' (1983)[
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See also
* Miklós Horthy
Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya ( hu, Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós; ; English: Nicholas Horthy; german: Nikolaus Horthy Ritter von Nagybánya; 18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957), was a Hungarian admiral and dictator who served as the Regent o ...
* J. Peters
J. Peters (born Sándor Goldberger; 11 August 1894 – 1990) was the most commonly known pseudonym of a man who last went by the name "Alexander Stevens" in 1949. Peters was a journalist, political activist, and accused Soviet spy who was a leadin ...
* József Pogány
John Pepper, also known as József Pogány and Joseph Pogany (born József Schwartz; November 8, 1886 – February 8, 1938), was a Hungarian Communist politician. He later served as a functionary in the Communist International (Comintern) in Mos ...
References
External sources
University of Cincinnati
American historians
American people of Hungarian descent
Dartmouth College alumni
Indiana University alumni
University of Cincinnati faculty
1943 births
Living people
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