George Cyril Herring (May 23, 1936 – November 30, 2022) was an American historian. A specialist in the history of American foreign relations, he taught at the University of Kentucky for 36 years. Born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia, Herring earned his BA from Roanoke College. After serving in the United States Navy for two years, Herring attended the University of Virginia, where he earned an MA (1962) and a Ph.D. (1965) in history. Herring taught at Ohio University from 1965 until 1969, and at the University of Kentucky from 1969 until his retirement in 2005 as Alumni Professor of History. In addition to teaching and writing several books, Herring was editor of Diplomatic History, and served a member of the Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee and President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He also served on the boards of the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and the UK Library Associates. Nominations of awards include: National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada. Herring died of lung cancer in Lexington, Kentucky on November …
George C. Herring
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George Cyril Herring (May 23, 1936 – November 30, 2022) was an American historian. A specialist in the history of American foreign relations, he taught at the University of Kentucky for 36 years. Born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia, Herring earned his BA from Roanoke College. After serving in the United States Navy for two years, Herring attended the University of Virginia, where he earned an MA (1962) and a Ph.D. (1965) in history. Herring taught at Ohio University from 1965 until 1969, and at the University of Kentucky from 1969 until his retirement in 2005 as Alumni Professor of History. In addition to teaching and writing several books, Herring was editor of Diplomatic History, and served a member of the Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee and President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He also served on the boards of the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation, the Kentucky Humanities Council, and the UK Library Associates. Nominations of awards include: National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography. He was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada. Herring died of lung cancer in Lexington, Kentucky on November 30, 2022, at the age of 86.
