Warren Ault Explained

Warren Ault
Birth Name:Warren Ortman Ault
Birth Date:8 January 1887
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Baker University
Jesus College, Oxford
Yale University
Occupation:Historian

Warren Ortman Ault (January 8, 1887 – May 14, 1989)[1] was an American historian, who taught at Boston University from 1913 to 1957.

Life

Ault graduated from Baker University in 1907, before studying at Jesus College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. While a student at Baker, he was a member of the local Zeta Chi fraternity.[2] He then obtained a doctorate from Yale University in 1919, having served as a second lieutenant in the artillery in the First World War. He taught history at Boston University from 1913 to 1957, becoming William Edwards Huntington professor.[3] He became an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1971.[4] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1941.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Warren O Ault. Social Security Death Index. New England Historic Genealogical Society. 27 April 2011.
  2. Book: Hub. 1927. Boston University. Boston, MA. 25.
  3. . Memoirs of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Medieval Academy of America: Warren O. Ault . 65 . 3 . July 1990 . . 2864141. 815–823 . 10.1017/s0038713400110693. 225088911 .
  4. News: University News. The Times. 26 June 1971. 12.
  5. Web site: Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 27 April 2011.