Battick, John Francis, 1932-

Professor Battick was born in Northhaven, Conn. in 1932, the son of Boatswain's Mate Frank Battick and Dorothy Otto. He served in the submarine service, U.S. Navy from 1953-1955. He did his undergraduate work at Yale and Boston University, receiving his BA in 1958. Battick earned his MA in 1959 and Ph. D. in 1967 from Boston University. He began his teaching career with a teaching fellowship at Boston University, then came to the University of Maine as an assistant professor in 1964. He became an associate professor in 1967. Professor Battick retired in May 1997. He has written numerous articles and papers mostly dealing with maritime history. He is a consultant to the Penobscot Maritime Museum, the Maine Maritime Museum and the Freeport Historical Society.