Thomas L. Sakmyster (born 1943) is an American professor emeritus of history of theUniversity of Cincinnati, known for his studies of early 20th-century Hungary, including the "first full-length scholarly study of Hungary's most controversial figure" of the 20th century and the "most important work on the admiral to date",Miklós Horthy, as well as a meticulously-researched even-handed biography of the Hungarian-Soviet spyJ. Peters.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Thomas L. Sakmyster was born in 1943 inPerth Amboy, New Jersey. In 1965, he received a BA from Dartmouth. In 1967, he received an MA and in 1971 a doctorate, both in history, from Indiana University Bloomington. His dissertation was on Hungary and the Coming of the European Crisis, 1937-1938.[1]
In 1971, Sakmyster began to teach history at the University of Cincinnati.[1] In 1985, he served as director of graduate studies.[7] As of 1995, he served as Walter Langsam Professor of European History.[1] In 2003, he served as acting chair of History.[8] In 2005, he retired and in 2007 became professor emeritus.[1]
^Sakmyster, Thomas L. (June 1983). "From Habsburg Admiral to Hungarian Regent: The Political Metamorphosis of Miklós Horthy 1918–1921".East European Quarterly:129–148.
