Donald Nuechterlein
{{Short description|American diplomat and academic (1925–2022)}}
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| name = Donald Nuechterlein
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|06|20}}
| birth_place = Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|07|07|1925|06|20}}
| death_place = Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
| education = University of Michigan
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| title = Professor of international relations, Federal Executive Institute
| term = 1968–1988
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| spouse = Mildred Virginia Usak
| children = 4
| website = http://donaldnuechterlein.com/
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{{Infobox military person
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| allegiance = United States
| branch = US Navy
| serviceyears = 1943-1946 (active service)
1946-1968 (reserves)
| rank = Lieutenant commander
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Donald Edwin Nuechterlein (June 20, 1925 – July 7, 2022) was an American diplomat and academic who was a professor of international relations at the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, from 1968 to 1988.
Early life
Nuechterlein was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on June 20, 1925, the son of Edwin William and Laura Anna Nuechterlein.{{cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/nuechterlein-donald-e-1925-donald-edwin-nuechterlein|title=Nuechterlein, Donald E. 1925- (Donald Edwin Nuechterlein) - Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=28 July 2018}} He earned bachelor's master's and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan.
Career
He was professor of international relations at the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, from 1968 to 1988.
He held the following titles with the United States government:{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
- U.S. Government, assistant reports officer in Berlin, Germany, 1946–47
- U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, research analyst, 1952–54
- U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland, 1954–56
- Desk Officer in Washington, D.C., 1957–60
- Cultural Attache, U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, 1960–63
- U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC, senior staff officer, 1964–68
He was professor of international relations at the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, from 1968 to 1988.
In 1948, he married Mildred Virginia Usak, and they had four children, Jan, Jill, Jeffrey, Jonathan.
He was a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Personal life and death
In 1995, his son, lawyer Jeffrey Donald Nuechterlein, married Abigail Riggs Spangler, daughter of billionaire businessman Clemmie Spangler.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/24/style/weddings-abigail-spangler-j-d-nuechterlein.html|title=WEDDINGS; Abigail Spangler, J. D. Nuechterlein|date=24 September 1995|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=28 July 2018}} He died in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 7, 2022, at the age of 97.{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Donald Edwin Nuechterlein |url=https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/saginaw/name/donald-nuechterlein-obituary?id=35666257 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Saginaw News}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.donaldnuechterlein.com/ donaldnuechterlein.com]
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Category:People from Saginaw, Michigan
Category:University of Michigan alumni
Category:Academics from Michigan
Category:American foreign policy writers
Category:American male non-fiction writers
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Category:American expatriates in Germany
Category:American expatriates in Iceland
Category:American expatriates in Thailand
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