Occupation: Historian; Educator (Retired)
Born: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, August 22, 1934
Education:
Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies, New York, NY (1975-1976)
Villa “I Tatti” Fellowship, Harvard University (1970-1971)
PhD, Harvard University (1964)
MA, University of Oxford (1964)
Fulbright Fellowship, Italy (1962-1964)
MA, Harvard University (1960)
BA, University of Oxford (1958)
Danforth Fellowship (1956-1962)
BA, Williams College (1956)
Career:
Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus, History, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (1999-2000)
Dean of Faculty Emeritus, Davidson College (1999)
Charles A. Dana Professor, History, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (1986-1999)
Vice President, Academic Affairs, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (1977-1986)
Professor, History, Reed College, Portland, OR (1973-1977)
Chairman, Department of History, Reed College, Portland, OR (1973-1975)
Associate Professor, Reed College, Portland, OR (1967-1973)
Assistant Professor, Reed College, Portland, OR (1964-1967)
Career Related:
Member, Oregon Committee, National Endowment for the Humanities (1971-1977)
Civic:
Member, Advisory Council, Botanical Gardens, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC (2007-2008); Member, Rome Prize Jury, Post-classical Humanistic Studies, American Academy, Rome, Italy (1993); Member, Board of Advisors, Lowell Observatory (1988-1993); Member, Board of Directors, The American Alpine Club, New York, NY (1975-1983); Member, Board of Directors, Opera Carolina, Charlotte, NC (1980-1982); President, The American Alpine Club, New York, NY (1979-1982); Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Outward Bound School, Morganton, NC (1978-1981); Member, Region 14 Selection Committee, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Princeton, NJ (1967-1970)
Creative Works:
Author, “Paolo Giovio: The Historian and the Crisis of Sixteenth-Century Italy,” Italian Translation (2012); Author, “Paolo Giovio: The Historian and the Crisis of Sixteenth-Century Italy,” Princeton University Press (1995); Co-Editor, “Collected Works of Paolo Giovio” (1985); Author, “April in Alaska” (1971); Contributing Author, Articles, Professional Journals
Awards:
Recipient, Helen & Stewart F. Blake Philanthropy Award, Opera Carolina (2015); Recipient, Presidential Book Award, American Association for Italian Studies (1997); Recipient, Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize, American Historical Association (1996); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Honoree, Marquis Who’s Who Top Professional; Recipient, Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian Award
Memberships:
Member, Board of Advisers, Opera Carolina Endowment Campaign (2008-2012); Member, Renaissance Society of America; Member, Society for Italian Historical Studies; Member, American Association of Italian Studies; Member, The Phi Beta Kappa Society
Family:
Son of R.Z. Zimmermann and Susan (Goodman) Zimmermann
Married: Margaret Upham Ferris
Hobbies:
Mountaineering; Listening to music; Gardening; Visiting old friends
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in America – 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in America – 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in America – 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in America – 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in America – 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in America – 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in America – 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in America – 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in America – 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in America – 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in America – 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in America – 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in America – 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in America – 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in America – 1999, 53rd Edition (pub. 1998)
Who’s Who in America – 1998, 52nd Edition (pub. 1997)
Who’s Who in America – 1997, 51st Edition (pub. 1996)
Who’s Who in America – 1996, 50th Edition (pub. 1995)
Who’s Who in America – 1995, 49th Edition (pub. 1994)
Who’s Who in America – 1994, 48th Edition (pub. 1993)
Who’s Who in America – 1992-1993, 47th Edition (pub. 1992)
Who’s Who in America – 1990-1991, 46th Edition (pub. 1990)
Who’s Who in America – 1989-1990, 45th Edition (pub. 1988)
Who’s Who in American Education – 2007-2008, 8th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in American Education – 2006-2007, 7th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in American Education – 2004-2005, 6th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in American Education – 1996-1997, 5th Edition (pub. 1995)
Who’s Who in American Education – 1994-1995, 4th Edition (pub. 1993)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2016, 42nd Edition (pub. 2015)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2015, 41st Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2014, 40th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2013, 39th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2012, 38th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2011, 37th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2010, 36th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2009, 35th Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2008, 34th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2007, 33rd Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2006, 32nd Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2005, 31st Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2004, 30th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2003, 29th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2002, 28th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 2001, 27th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest – 1995-1996, 24th Edition (pub. 1995)
Who’s Who in the World – 2016, 33rd Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in the World – 2015, 32nd Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the World – 2014, 31st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the World – 2013, 30th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the World – 2012, 29th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the World – 2011, 28th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the World – 2010, 27th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the World – 2008, 25th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in the World – 2007, 24th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the World – 2006, 23rd Edition (pub. 2005)
