Larrie Ferreiro
Larrie Ferreiro | |
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| Alma mater | Imperial College London |
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| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | George Mason University |
Larrie D. Ferreiro is a naval architect and historian.[1]
Early life[]
He was born and raised on Long Island, New York, United States. His great-grandfather was an immigrant from Galicia, Spain.[2]
Career[]
He completed his Ph.D at Imperial College London in 2004. He did his M.Sc. and BSE in Naval Architecture.[3]
He is currently director of research at the Defense Acquisition University in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Adjunct Professor of History at George Mason University. He was previously a naval architect and systems engineer at the Office of Naval Research, Naval Sea Systems Command and US Coast Guard, and an exchange engineer with the French Navy.[3]
He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in History for his book Brothers at Arms.[4][5]
Bibliography[]
Some of his books are:
- Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World New York, NY : Basic Books, 2011, ISBN 9780465063819 OCLC 863172045
- Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It ISBN 9781101875247 OCLC 964397170
- Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1800 MIT Press 2006. ISBN 9780262311472 OCLC 743198863
- Bridging the Seas: The Rise of Naval Architecture in the Industrial Age, 1800-2000
References[]
- ^ "Larrie D. Ferreiro". mit.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Mendez, Mila. «La historia norteamericana borró por completo a España de su escena». Published on La Voz de Galicia. Published on December 9, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Larrie Ferreiro - Master of Professional Studies in Systems Engineering Management Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies". georgetown.edu. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/larrie-d-ferreiro 2017
- ^ "Larrie Ferreiro, Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It | Pritzker Military Museum & Library | Chicago". www.pritzkermilitary.org.
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- American people of Spanish descent
- 21st-century American historians
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