J. David Markham

Infobox Person
name = J. David Markham

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birth_date = December 26, 1945
birth_place = Austin, Texas
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occupation = Author, Historian, Educator
spouse = Barbara

J. David Markham (born 26 December 1945) is an award-winning educator, author and an internationally respected historian. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Olympia, Washington. He has been featured on programs on Napoleon Bonaparte and Julius Caesar on the History Channel International, the History Channel, the Military History Channel, the Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel. David serves as Executive Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief of the [http://www.napoleonicsociety.com/ International Napoleonic Society] . David also serves as the resident historian for [http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com the Napoleon 101 podcast] with Cameron Reilly.

Early life and education

J. David Markham was born in Austin, Texas, on 26 December 1945. He is the son of James and Myrtle Markham and the brother of Sara Markham. David graduated from University High School in 1964. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and a Master of Education degree from Arizona State University. He has taken further graduate classes from the University of Oxford, Florida State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Southern Illinois University.

Teaching career

David has taught history and other subjects at the university, college and high school levels. He has taught at two campuses of the University of Wisconsin, at community colleges in Wisconsin, Illinois, Arizona and Florida, and high schools in Arizona, Florida and Washington.

Works

David’s books include:

"Imperial Glory: Bulletins of Napoleon’s Grande Armée 1805-1814" (2003) (Winner of the 2003 International Napoleonic Society’s President’s Choice Award).

"Napoleon’s Road to Glory: Triumphs, Defeats and Immortality" (2003) (Winner of the 2004 Napoleonic Society of America Literary Award).

"Napoleon and Dr Verling on St Helena" (2006) (Winner of the 2005 International Napoleonic Society’s President’s Choice Award).

"Napoleon for Dummies" (2005).

"To Befriend an Emperor: Betsy Balcombe's Memoirs of Napoleon on St Helena" (2005).

His next book, due out in 2008, is "The Road to St Helena: Napoleon After Waterloo".

The International Napoleonic Society

David serves as Executive Vice-President and Editor-in-Chief of the [http://www.napoleonicsociety.com/ International Napoleonic Society] . A Fellow in the society, he was awarded the Legion of Merit in 1996, one of the first three international scholars to receive that award. Markham has a sizable private collection of Napoleonic snuffboxes, as well as a significant collection of miniatures and engravings. All of the images used in his books come from his collection which has been featured in several museum exhibitions. He has organized the following International Napoleonic Congresses:

Alessandria, Italy, June 1998

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 1999

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia June 2000

Dinard, France, July 2005

Slupsk, Poland, 2007

Israel, 2007

Corsica/Elba (planned for July, 2008)

Honors

David has received the following honors for his work as an educator and historian:

Phi Alpha Theta, International Honor Society in History

Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society

Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society

Fellow, International Napoleonic Society

Legion of Merit, International Napoleonic Society, 1996

Marengo Medal (Province of Alessandria, Italy), 1997

President’s Medal, Napoleonic Alliance, 1998

Honorary Member, Institute on Napoleon and the French Revolution

La Vieja Guardia, Instituto Napoleónico México-Francia

Who’s Who in the World, 2000–present

Who’s Who in America, 2003-present

Who’s Who in American Education, 2004, 2005

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2006, 2005, 2000, 1998, 1994) (5% honored once, less than 2% more than once)

Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year for Lake Worth Community High School, 1999, 1996, 1995.

National Teacher of the Year Nominee (2000), D.A.R, 1999

Medal of the City of Ajaccio (Capital of Corsica, France), 1997

Outstanding Teacher Scholarship to Oxford University, 1996

Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year, School

District of Palm Beach County, Florida, 1995

First French Alliance Special Service Award, Alliance Française of Greater Phoenix, 1992

Medal of the Landtag [State Legislature] of Baden-Württenberg, Germany, 1987

Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal, US Army (Viet Nam)

Notes

ee also

*Napoleon I of France bibliography

External links

* [http://www.NapoleonicHistory.com Napoleon History website] - Markham's personal website
* [http://napoleon.thepodcastnetwork.com/ Napoleon 101 Podcast] - The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast with Cameron Reilly
* [http://www.daheshmuseum.org/education/podcasts.php Dahesh Museum Podcast about Napoleon] - Markham speaks about Napoleon exhibit at Dahesh Museum
* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2007-03-15-podcast-directory_N.htm USA Today Get an earful of offbeat podcasts]