Gordon H. Mueller
Gordon H. Mueller | |
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.jpg) Mueller in 2014 | |
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) Philadelphia |
| Occupations | historian, university administrator, professor |
| Known for | Founder of the National WWII Museum |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna, University of North Carolina, Stetson University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of New Orleans |
Main interests | President and CEO Emeritus of The National WWII Museum |
Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller (born 1940 Philadelphia) is an American historian and founding President and CEO Emeritus of The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the emeritus Vice Chancellor at the University of New Orleans.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Education and academic career
[edit]Dr. Mueller earned his bachelor’s degree at Stetson University, an MA and PhD at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and has done postgraduate work at Yale, Harvard, and semesters at Universities of Vienna and Zurich. He is a recipient of the Legion of Honor from the Republic of France, the Grand Cross of Honor from the Republic of Austria and was awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees from Stetson University and the University of New Orleans..[3] He was a professor of European History at the University of New Orleans.[4] He served as Vice Chancellor at the University of New Orleans from 1986 to 1992.[1]
In 1999, he was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame.[5]
National World War II Museum
[edit]He is credited, along with Stephen E. Ambrose, with starting the National WWII Museum, located in New Orleans, in 2000.[6] Mueller served as President of the museum until 2017.[4] 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.[7]
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]- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Profile: Gordon Mueller". University of New Orleans. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- 1 2 Calder, Chad (May 27, 2017). "Nick Mueller to retire as head of National WWII Museum". The Advocate. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Gordon H. Mueller – Hall of Fame Class of 1999". International Adult and Continuing Education. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ "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