Dirk Ballendorf | |
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Born | Dirk Anthony Ballendorf April 22, 1939 |
Died | February 4, 2013 | (aged 73)
Other names | Dirk |
Alma mater | West Chester University Ateneo de Manila University Howard University Harvard University |
Occupation(s) | Historian, Professor |
Organization | Democratic Party of Guam |
Spouse | Francesca K. Remengesau |
Children | 4 (including Heidi Ballendorf) |
Dirk Anthony Ballendorf (April 22, 1939 – February 4, 2013) was an American historian and professor whose area of expertise was Micronesia. Ballendorf, a specialist on Micronesian culture, politics, current affairs, and history, authored more than two hundred articles and eleven books during his career.[1][2] He taught in the Department of Micronesian Studies at the University of Guam for more than thirty years.[1]