Robert J. Wilson III, Professor of History
Professor of History/University Historian
308 Humber-White House
478-445-3515
bob.wilson@gcsu.edu
Fields:
U.S. 18th Century
Religion in America
Publications:
Ebenezer Gay and the Rise of Rational Religion in New England, 1696-1787 (U. Penn. Press, 1974)
The Centennial History of Georgia College (Milledgeville, Ga, 1990)
"Oliver Hardy in Georgia. 1903-1913," GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY 97 (Fall/Winter, 2003).
Classes Taught:
Colonial America; Revolution America
Religion in America
Jefferson and His Times
Local History; The 1960s
Historical Research and Writing
History of Jazz
Current Projects: Articles on William Montgomery Green, important Georgia educatory of the early 19th Century; The world of Daniel Mulford and Georgia's old capitol, 1811.
Recent Awards:
Dr. Wilson has received several awards from Georgia College. He won an Excellence in Teaching Award in 1995, and in 1998 received the Irene Rose community service award. He was also named the Distinguished Professor for 2001 at Georgia College.
