Allan J. Kuethe
Encyclopedia
Allan J. Kuethe is an American
historian
specializing in Latin America
n studies. He is a distinguished Paul Whitfield Horn professor at Texas Tech University
in Lubbock
, Texas
, an honor named for the first president of Texas Tech. Kuethe is the first in the history department honored with a Horn professorship since the late Ernest Wallace
, an authority on the history of Texas. Kuethe is also a former chairperson of the Texas Tech history department.
in Bremer County in northeastern Iowa
, Kuethe in 1962 obtained his Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Iowa
at Iowa City
. He then enrolled in graduate school at the University of Florida
at Gainesville
, Florida
, where he received his Master of Arts
in 1963 and his Ph.D.
in 1967. With his doctorate in hand, Kuethe in 1967 he joined the Texas Tech faculty and has taught both Latin America and the history of Western Civilization. He has also instructed outreach and distance education courses. Kuethe also helped to establish the Texas Tech University Center in Seville
in Seville, Spain.
. In 1986, Kuethe published Cuba, 1753-1815: Crown, Military, and Society. He took faculty leave in the 1983-1984 academic year to do research in Spain
. He also conducted lengthy research in Colombia
. He wrote the chapter "The Colonial Commercial Policy of Philip V and the Atlantic World" in the book Latin America and the Atlantic World.
Mrs. Kuethe, a naturalized American citizen, was born on February 11, 1936 in Havana, Cuba
, and attended the University of Havana
there, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English as a Foreign Language. She also procured a doctorate in pedagogy
, or educational methods, at the Havana branch of the University of Villanova. With a scholarship, she spent a year at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville
, Tennessee
, having procured a master's degree in social studies
. She was then an exchange teacher of Spanish in Brevard County
, Florida. In 1961, she became a Cuban political refugee, as she did not wish to reside under the Fidel Castro
communist regime in Cuba. She moved to Iowa and began work on a Ph.D. in comparative literature
, where she met Allan Kuethe. In the middle 1970s, Mrs. Kuethe returned to teaching. In 1980, she received a Ph.D. from Texas Tech in the field of Spanish literature, with her husband presiding at her hooding ceremony. She helped her husband in the translation of his publications into Spanish.
United States
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
specializing in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n studies. He is a distinguished Paul Whitfield Horn professor at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
in Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, an honor named for the first president of Texas Tech. Kuethe is the first in the history department honored with a Horn professorship since the late Ernest Wallace
Ernest Wallace
Ernest Wallace was an historian of Texas, the American West and the southern Great Plains, who was affiliated with Texas Tech University in Lubbock.-Historical works:...
, an authority on the history of Texas. Kuethe is also a former chairperson of the Texas Tech history department.
Background
Originally from WaverlyWaverly, Iowa
Waverly is a city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,874 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bremer County and is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....
in Bremer County in northeastern Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, Kuethe in 1962 obtained his Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
at Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
. He then enrolled in graduate school at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
at Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, where he received his Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1963 and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in 1967. With his doctorate in hand, Kuethe in 1967 he joined the Texas Tech faculty and has taught both Latin America and the history of Western Civilization. He has also instructed outreach and distance education courses. Kuethe also helped to establish the Texas Tech University Center in Seville
Texas Tech University Center in Seville
Texas Tech University Center in Seville is a branch campus of Texas Tech University in Seville, Spain. It offers undergraduate courses from the regular Texas Tech University catalog. Every semester, undergraduate Spanish and history courses are taught...
in Seville, Spain.
Publications
Kuethe's most recent work is Military Reform and Society in New Granada, 1773-1808, published by the American Council of Learned SocietiesAmerican Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
. In 1986, Kuethe published Cuba, 1753-1815: Crown, Military, and Society. He took faculty leave in the 1983-1984 academic year to do research in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He also conducted lengthy research in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. He wrote the chapter "The Colonial Commercial Policy of Philip V and the Atlantic World" in the book Latin America and the Atlantic World.
Family
Kuethe is married to the former Lourdes Ramos, and the couple has four children: John C. Kuethe, Jennifer K. Alameda, Allan R. Kuethe and Christian F. Kuethe.Mrs. Kuethe, a naturalized American citizen, was born on February 11, 1936 in Havana, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, and attended the University of Havana
University of Havana
The University of Havana or UH is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas...
there, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English as a Foreign Language. She also procured a doctorate in pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
, or educational methods, at the Havana branch of the University of Villanova. With a scholarship, she spent a year at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, having procured a master's degree in social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
. She was then an exchange teacher of Spanish in Brevard County
Brevard County, Florida
Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the population is 536,521, making it the 10th most populous county in the state. Influenced by the presence of the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Brevard...
, Florida. In 1961, she became a Cuban political refugee, as she did not wish to reside under the Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
communist regime in Cuba. She moved to Iowa and began work on a Ph.D. in comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
, where she met Allan Kuethe. In the middle 1970s, Mrs. Kuethe returned to teaching. In 1980, she received a Ph.D. from Texas Tech in the field of Spanish literature, with her husband presiding at her hooding ceremony. She helped her husband in the translation of his publications into Spanish.