Patricia Herlihy Explained

Patricia Herlihy (June 1, 1930 – October 24, 2018) was an American historian and author specializing in Russian and Soviet history.[1] [2]

Early life

When Herlihy was six months old her recently divorced mother moved to China, where they lived for five years. During this time, she learned Chinese, German and some English.

In adolescence, she met her future husband, David Herlihy, and together they lived and studied in Pisa and Florence, and also lived in France for a year. One of their sons is the historian of bicycles, David V. Herlihy.[3] [4]

Academic career

After returning to the United States, Herlihy taught Russian history at the Harvard Extension School. In 1985 Herlihy visited Odesa, Ukraine for three months, which would later be the subject of several books and articles.

After returning to the United States, the Herlihys accepted tenured positions at Brown University, where she continued to work. She also taught at Emmanuel College.

Works

Books

. Patricia Herlihy. 2002. The Alcoholic Empire: Vodka and Politics in Late Imperial Russia. registration. Oxford University Press. 0-19-516095-9 .

Articles

. Patricia Herlihy. 2002. Commerce and Architecture in Odessa in Late Imperial Russia. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 0-8018-6750-9. In the book Commerce in Russian Urban Culture 1861–1914.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patricia Herlihy . The Boston Globe . 13 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Patricia Herlihy . The Watson Institute for International Studies . 2006-07-30 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090714023112/http://www.watsoninstitute.org/contacts_detail.cfm?id=25 . 2009-07-14.
  3. Web site: David Herlihy (disambiguation). Library Thing. 2019-05-28.
  4. Caitlin . Armistead . November 7, 1997 . Prof Details Life Of A Married Woman In Academia . Brown Daily Herald (University Wire) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000011/http://www.2odessa.com/wiki/index.php?title=Patricia_Herlihy . September 28, 2007 . . Secondary source, the primary source is untraced. Archived 2007.