Alfred Andrew Skerpan 2454
- Born: 1914, Rochester, Monroe County, New York 3599
- Marriage: Ruth Elizabeth Penley between 1945 and 1955
- Died: 5 December 1967, Kent, Portage County, Ohio at age 53 3598,3599,3600
- Buried: After 5 December 1967, Kent, Portage County, Ohio at Standing Rock Cemetery 3599
The Daily Kent Stater
Kent University
Kent, Ohio
Tuesday, February 16, 1960
p. 1
Skerpan Named Research Consultant
History professor Alfred A. Skerpan, a specialist on Soviet affairs, has been appointed special consultant for research projects on Soviet capabilities conducted by the federal government.
Named to the Special Operations Research office at American university in Washington, D. C. Prof. Skerpan's duties will include analysis and criticism of reports on Russian strength being gathered in special studies. He will continue as a full-time member of the Kent State faculty. As a member of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, Professor Skerpan headed on OSS mission doing liason work with British intelligence agencies in London. Before coming to Kent State in 1946, he served one year as a research analyst with the U. S. State department.
Professor Skerpan received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard university and his master of arts and doctor ot philosophy degrees from Yale university. In 1954, he did advanced research under a Fulbright grant at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has also done special studies at Columbia university. He has made several tours of Europe, including a visit to the Soviet Union in Fall of 1957. Professor Skerpan will speak at today's Great Contemporary Issues lecture on the subject of "The Heavenly Kingdom of 20th Century Communism." The lecture will be held in 114 Van D at 3 p.m. It is open to the public.
Events
• He appeared on the census in 1930 at 175 Division Street in Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. He lived in the household of his parents.
• He appeared on the census in 1940 at 173 Division Street in Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. He lived in the household of his parents.
• He worked as a professor of history at Kent State University in Kent, Portage County, Ohio. Prof. Skerpan was a recognized authority on Russia.
• He had a residence in Kent, Portage County, Ohio.
Alfred married Ruth Elizabeth Penley, daughter of Ferdinand Josiah Penley and Lucy Mae Lindsay, between 1945 and 1955. (Ruth Elizabeth Penley was born 18 June 1919 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine 272,3598 and died 26 December 2011 in Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin 3598.)
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