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Dr. Thomas J. Schaeper
Professor of History 
BA, Thomas More College, summa cum laude
Ph.D.,  Ohio State University

Dr. Schaeper has taught at St. Bonaventure University since 1979.  For several years he served as director of the university's summer program at the University of Oxford.  From 1996 to 2002 he served as chair of the Department of History. He offers courses in the following areas: Western Civilization, France, Great Britain,  Twentieth-Century World, and Historiography.  He is a former President of the New York State Association of European Historians.  Currently  he is a member of the editorial boards of two journals, French Historical Studies  and Cithara.  In addition to many articles and reviews, he has written the following books:

The Economy of France in the Second Half of the Reign of Louis XIV (Montreal,  
     1980).                                 
The French Council of Commerce, 1700-1715: A Study of Mercantilism after Colbert (Columbus,
     1983).
John Paul Jones and the Battle off Flamborough Head: A Reconsideration (New York, 1990)
France and America in the Revolutionary Era: The Life of Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont,
      1725-1803 (New York, 1995)
Rhodes Scholars, Oxford, and the Creation of An American Elite (New
       York, original edition 1998, updated paperback edition 2007). (Co-authored with Kathleen Schaeper)
Edward Bancroft: Scientist, Author, Spy.  Scheduled to be published by Yale University Press in 2009.

Address:

Office Hours Fall Semester 2008
                    Tues. and Thurs,  4:00-4:30
                    Wed. 12:30-2:30
                    I am available at many other times also.  Students who need to speak with me can do so
                         in several different ways.
                         a) see me just before or after class
                         b) leave a note on my office door
                         c) voice mail left at 375-2123
                         d) email  tschaepe@sbu.edu

Syllabi for courses taught in Fall 2008 Semester
           
             History 101/Clare 103  Europe to 1815.

            History 327.  French Revolution/Napoleon
                   

Dr. Schaeper lives in Ischua, NY, with his wife Kathleen, daughter Emily,  son Justin, and an assortment of dogs, cats, and horses.   When he is not in the classroom, he likes to do historical research, spend time with his family, and explore wooded terrain with his equine and canine companions.           

                 
          Appearing with Sander Vanocur on the History Channel

                                                                                               
                                                                                                           In London with daughter Emily
                                                                               

              
      With wife Kathleen (plus Paisley and Keetowa)                                                 

                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                 With son Justin
         

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Last Revised on 19 August 2008