Research Chair in Naval History
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The Secretary of the Navy's Research Chair in Naval History was established in 1987 by the then Naval Historical Center
, Department of the Navy (now known as the Naval History & Heritage Command). This competitive appointment was designed to support, for up to three years, a scholar in researching and writing a major monograph on the history of the U.S. Navy since 1945.
Past holders of this chair include:
Naval Historical Center
The Naval History & Heritage Command is the official history program of the United States Navy and is located at the historic Washington Navy Yard in the District of Columbia.-Mission :...
, Department of the Navy (now known as the Naval History & Heritage Command). This competitive appointment was designed to support, for up to three years, a scholar in researching and writing a major monograph on the history of the U.S. Navy since 1945.
Past holders of this chair include:
- 1987-1988 Dr. Malcolm "Kip" Muir
- 1988-1989
- 1989-1990 Dr. William N. Still, Jr.
- 1990-1991 Dr. Christopher McKeeChristopher McKeeChristopher Fulton McKee is an astrophysicist.McKee obtained a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1970 under advisor George B. Field. In 1974, he was appointed Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of...
- 1991-1992 Dr. James Recknor