Roderic H. Davison

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Roderic H. Davison (1917 – March 23, 1996) was an American historian of the Middle East who taught at George Washington University from 1947 to 1993. He served as president of the Middle East Studies Association and the Turkish Studies Association, and as treasurer of the American Historical Association.^[1]

Life

Born in Buffalo, New York, the son of an academic at Robert College, Roderic Davison grew up in Istanbul. He graduated from Princeton University in 1937 and gained a masters and PhD in history from Harvard University. In 1947 he began teaching at George Washington University, teaching courses there on Near Eastern and European diplomatic history and on the Ottoman Empire for over 40 years. Becoming professor in 1954, he retired in 1993.^[1]

Roderich Davison died of respiratory illness on March 23 1996 at Sibley Memorial Hospital.^[1]

Reform in the Ottoman Empire 1856-1876, Gordian Press (June 1973), ISBN 978-0-87752-135-8
Essays in Ottoman and Turkish History, 1774–1923, Saqi Books (2001), ISBN 978-0-86356-324-9
Turkey: A Short History, The Eothen Press (1998), ISBN 978-0-906719-22-0

Authority control	VIAF: 91318311 ISNI: 0000 0001 1879 4521 SUDOC: 033982481

Persondata
Name	Davison, Roderic H.
Alternative names
Short description	American historian of the Middle East
Date of birth	1917
Place of birth	Buffalo, New York
Date of death	1996
Place of death	Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington D.C.

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