Pekka Hämäläinen
Encyclopedia
Pekka Hämäläinen is an associate professor of history at University of California at Santa Barbara and an author.
, with a Ph.D. in 2001.
He taught at Texas A&M University
from 2002 to 2004.
His work has appeared in the American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Western Historical Quarterly.
Life
He graduated from University of HelsinkiUniversity of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
, with a Ph.D. in 2001.
He taught at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
from 2002 to 2004.
His work has appeared in the American Historical Review, Journal of American History, Western Historical Quarterly.
Awards
- 2009 Bancroft PrizeBancroft PrizeThe Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
- 2008 Kate Broocks Bates Award
- 2009 Merle Curti AwardMerle Curti AwardThe Merle Curti Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social and/or American intellectual history. A committee of 5 members of the Organization of American Historians chooses the winners from published monographs submitted by the author...
- 2009 Cundill PrizeCundill PrizeThe Cundill Prize in History at McGill University was founded in 2008 by Peter Cundill to recognize and promote literary and academic achievement in history. The prize is presented annually to an author who has published a non-fiction book in the prior year that is likely to have profound...
, runner-up