Academic Career

Abraham Friesen, Internationally Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbra, 1967-2004.

• BA University of Manitoba, 1958. Studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, 1957-1958 on a German Government fellowship.

• MA University of Manitoba, 1962.

• PhD Stanford University, 1967. Wrote the dissertation at the Institute of European History, Mainz, Germany, 1965-1967 on a Canada Council Fellowship, 1965-1967, and a stipend from the Institute.

• Appointed Assistant Professor of History at University of California Santa Barbara fall of 1967-1974.

• Associate Professor of History 1974-1980.

• Full Professor of History University of California Santa Barbara 1980-2004.

• Promoted to Professor VI, International Distinction in 1993, and Professor IX in 2004.

  
  

A close-up view of a historical manuscript showcasing Erasmus' critical work on the New Testament.