Victor S. Mamatey
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Victor Samuel Mamatey was an American professor to history.
. His father was a Slovak
immigrant to the United States
, active in Slovak immigrant organizations in the United States
.
Mamatey spent his childhood years in Bratislava
. Subsequently he earned a diploma from the Comenius University in Bratislava
, and then completed his undergraduate work at the University of Chicago
, before earning his Master of Arts
from Harvard University
.
In 1942 Mamatey enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps
and served in the China
-India
-Burma theatre. After demobilization, Mamatey enrolled at the Sorbonne
in Paris
where he earned his PhD
title.
In 1949 Mamatey moved to Tallahassee, Florida
, to accept a faculty position with the history department at Florida State University
. He was promoted to chairman of the department in 1964. In 1967 he moved to the University of Georgia
. At the University of Georgia he assumed the duties of research professor and served for a year in 1972 and 1973 as acting dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
. In 1984 he retired.
A recognized expert in East European history, Mamatey authored, co-authored and edited a number of books and other publications on the subject. He earned an American Historical Association
George Louis Beer Prize and a Guggenheim fellowship
.
Mamatey supported the University Library in Bratislava, Slovakia
, to which he regularly sent large volumes of books on Slavic studies he had collected. The University Library in Bratislava maintains a Library of Victor S. Mamatey.
Mamatey died in Tallahassee, Florida
.
Biography
Mamatey was born in North Braddock, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. His father was a Slovak
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
immigrant to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, active in Slovak immigrant organizations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Mamatey spent his childhood years in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
. Subsequently he earned a diploma from the Comenius University in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, and then completed his undergraduate work at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, before earning 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...
from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
In 1942 Mamatey enlisted into the United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
and served in the China
China
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-India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
-Burma theatre. After demobilization, Mamatey enrolled at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where he earned his PhD
PHD
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title.
In 1949 Mamatey moved to Tallahassee, 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...
, to accept a faculty position with the history department at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. He was promoted to chairman of the department in 1964. In 1967 he moved to the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. At the University of Georgia he assumed the duties of research professor and served for a year in 1972 and 1973 as acting dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is the founding college of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The college was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin.-History:...
. In 1984 he retired.
A recognized expert in East European history, Mamatey authored, co-authored and edited a number of books and other publications on the subject. He earned an American Historical Association
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
George Louis Beer Prize and a Guggenheim fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
.
Mamatey supported the University Library in Bratislava, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, to which he regularly sent large volumes of books on Slavic studies he had collected. The University Library in Bratislava maintains a Library of Victor S. Mamatey.
Mamatey died in Tallahassee, 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...
.