ALAN MORRIS SCHOM
Historian, Author, Public Lecturer

PERSONAL:
Born in Sterling, Illinois.

EDUCATION:
Beverly Hills High School, BH, California, University of California, Berkeley, AB,1965; Modern French/European History; School of Oriental Studies, Durham University, UK, PhD, 1969, French Colonial History (doctoral dissertation published by University of California Press, Berkeley, 1970).

CAREER:
Taught modern French and European history. University of California, Riverside, and Southern Connecticut State University; in 1977 launched full-time writing and speaking career.