Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller (born 1940 Philadelphia) is an American historian and Founding President and CEO Emeritus of The National WWII Museum.[1][2]
Gordon H. Mueller | |
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.jpg) Mueller in 2014 | |
| Born | 1940 Philadelphia |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna, University of North Carolina |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of New Orleans |
| Main interests | President and CEO Emeritus of The National WWII Museum |
Career
editHe studied at the University of Vienna, and graduated from the University of North Carolina. He taught at University of New Orleans.[3]
He was Vice Chancellor at the University of New Orleans.
He is credited, along with Stephen E. Ambrose, with starting the National WWII Museum, located in New Orleans, in 2000.[4] Mueller served as President of the museum until 2017.[3] A few years after its founding, the museum gained US Congressional support, and an affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution. He was the closest friend of Stephen Ambrose. [5]
Selected publications
edit- Mueller, Gordon H. (2019), Everything We Have: D-Day 6. 6.44: the American story of the Normandy landings told through personal accounts, images and artifacts from the collections of The National WWII Museum, London: Andre Deutsch, ISBN 978-0233005812, OCLC 1055680073
References
edit- ^ "Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller". The National WWII Museum. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "The 75th Anniversary of D-Day: An Iconic Journey of Remembrance". www.dday75.org. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Calder, Chad (May 27, 2017). "Nick Mueller to retire as head of National WWII Museum". The Advocate. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ "Museum Founders: STEPHEN E. AMBROSE AND GORDON H. "NICK" MUELLER". National WWII Museum. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ Comrades, Stephen Ambrose, 1999, Simon and Schuster
External links
edit- "Interview With WWII Museum President Nick Mueller". HistoryNet. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- "Pioneering Transatlantic Education". Austrian Information. Austrian Press and Information Service. July–August 2007.
- Appearances on C-SPAN