R. J. Q. Adams
| Ralph James Quincy Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 22, 1943 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Residence | Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Indiana University Bloomington |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Children | Ian James Tucker Adams |
Indiana University Bloomington
Valparaiso University
Ralph James Quincy Adams (born September 22, 1943), usually known as R. J. Q. Adams, is an American historian, writer, historiographer, and professor. Having obtained a PhD in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1972, Adams has focused his professional career in the history of Great Britain. Since 1974, he has been a professor of European and British history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Following his tenure at the institution, Adams acquired the honorific positions of Distinguished Professor and Patricia & Bookman Peters Professor of History.
R.J.Q. Adams was born in Hammond, Indiana, but his official résumé does not detail his background prior to 1965, when he obtained his Bachelor of Science in history from Indiana University Bloomington. He received the Master of Arts in liberal arts in 1969 from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. In 1972, he received the PhD in history from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was also a lecturer from 1971 to 1973.
In the 1973–1974 academic year, he was an assistant professor of history at Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. He then joined the TAMU history faculty.
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