Lloyd Ultan (historian)
Lloyd Ultan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 82–83) |
| Alma mater | Hunter College Columbia University |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Organization | The Bronx County Historical Society |
| Known for | Histories of The Bronx |
Notable work | The Northern Borough: A History Of The Bronx |
| Title | Bronx Borough Historian |
| Predecessor | Dr. William A. Tieck |
Lloyd Ultan (born 1938) is a historian and author. A native of The Bronx in New York City, he has been the borough's historian since 1996.[1] He is a professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies and a member of the adjunct faculty at Lehman College.[2][3] Ultan received a B.A. in history from Hunter College in 1959 and an M.A. in history from Columbia University in 1960.[4]
He has written several books, including The Beautiful Bronx (1920-1950), The Bronx in the Innocent Years: 1890-1925, and Bronx Accent.[5][6] Ultan is renowned for his walking tours.[7] His predecessor as the official Bronx Borough Historian was Dr. William A. Tieck, who served from 1980 to 1996.[8]
Selected works[]
- The Northern Borough: A History Of The Bronx (2009), popular general history
- The Bronx in the frontier era: from the beginning to 1696 (1994)
- The Beautiful Bronx (1920–1950) (1979), heavily illustrated
- The Birth of the Bronx, 1609–1900 (2000), popular
- The Bronx in the innocent years, 1890–1925 (1985), popular
- The Bronx: It Was Only Yesterday, 1935–1965 (1992), heavily illustrated popular history
- "History of the Bronx River," Paper presented to the Bronx River Alliance, November 5, 2002 (notes taken by Maarten de Kadt, November 16, 2002), retrieved on August 29, 2008. This 2½ hour talk covers much of the early history of the Bronx as a whole, in addition to the Bronx River.
See also[]
- History of the Bronx
- Gary Hermalyn - Centennial Historian of New York City.
- The Bronx County Historical Society
References[]
- ^ "Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan Marks 15 Years in Office" (Press release). Bronx Borough President. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "Lloyd Ultan - Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)". view2.fdu.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Parker, Sydney (April 4, 2010), "Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan puts the borough in perspective with books and walking tours", The Daily News, retrieved 2012-02-08
- ^ https://view2.fdu.edu/faculty-staff-profile-pages/lloyd_ultan/
- ^ Ultan, Lloyd; Unger, Barbara (2000), Bronx Accent A Literary and Pictorial History of the Borough, Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-3862-9
- ^ "Lloyd Ultan: used books, rare books and new books @ BookFinder.com". BookFinder.com.
- ^ "FDU News Highlights". Fairleigh Dickinson University. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Thomas, Robert Mcg. Jr. (January 20, 1997). "Dr. William A. Tieck, Minister And a Bronx Historian, 89". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
External links[]
- Mott Haven Walking Tour 1986 on YouTube
- Bronx Historian Prof. Lloyd Ultan defends Bronx reputation - 4 nov 2007 on YouTube
- Lloyd Ultan Walking Tour of upper Grand Concourse ...Part 2 on YouTube
- Lloyd Ultan Walking Tour of upper Grand Concourse ...Part 3 on YouTube
- Podcast Professor Lloyd Ultan Bronx Borough Historian Bronx Bohemian
- Q & A within Lloyd Ultan Norwood News
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