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(1936-2021) Historian, author. Athan Theoharis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died in Syracuse, New York. He had been a professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1969 to 2006.

Full Name

Athan Theoharis

Locations

Richmond

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Theoharis had taught at City University of New York.

1936

BIRTH

Athan George Theoharis was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 3, 1936.

1968

OTHER

Mr. Theoharis taught history at Staten Island Community College of the City University of New York (now part of the College of Staten Island) from 1968 to 1969.

1970

LITWORK

The Yalta Myths: An Issure in U. S. Politics, 1945-55
University of Missouri Press
0826200885 / 978-0826200884
Nonfiction.

1971

LITWORK

Seeds of Repression: Harry S. Truman and the Origins of McCarthyism
Quadrangle Books
081290169X / 978-0812901696
Nonfiction.

1978

LITWORK

Spying on Americans: Political Surveillance from Hoover to the Huston Plan
Temple University Press
0877221418 / 978-0877221418
Nonfiction.

1982

OTHER

Mr. Theoharis taught at State University of New York at Buffalo from 1982 to 1983.

1988

LITWORK

The Boss: J. Edgar Hoover and the American Inquisition
Temple University Press
087722532X / 978-0877225324
Nonfiction written with John Stuart Cox.

1991

LITWORK

From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Ivan R. Dee
0929587677 / 978-0929587677
Nonfiction.

1995

LITWORK

J. Edgar Hoover, Sex, and Crime: An Historical Antidote
Ivan R. Dee
1566630711 / 978-1566630719
Nonfiction.

2002

LITWORK

Chasing Spies: How the FBI Failed Counter Intelligence but Promoted the Politics of McCarthyism in the Cold War Years
Ivan R. Dee
1566634202 / 978-1566634205
Nonfiction.

2004

LITWORK

The FBI & American Democracy: A Brief Critical History
University Press of Kansas
0700613455 / 978-0700613458
Nonfiction.

2007

LITWORK

The Quest for Absolute Security: The Failed Relations Among U.S. Intelligence Agencies
Ivan R. Dee
1566636973 / 978-1566636971
Nonfiction.

2011

LITWORK

Abuse of Power: How Cold War Surveillance and Secrecy Policy Shaped the Response to 9/11
Temple University Press
1439906645 / 978-1439906644
Nonfiction.

2021

DEATH

Athan Theoharis died at his home in Syracuse, New York, on July 3, 2021.

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