Peter Stearns

Peter N. Stearns KBE
Born	Peter Nathaniel Stearns (1936-03-03) March 3, 1936 (age 88) London, England
Occupation	Professor
Language	French and English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Education	Post Doctorate
Alma mater	Harvard University
Genre	History, children's history, world history
Notable awards	Mason Medal Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award
Spouse	Donna Kidd
Children	Duncan Stearns, Deborah Stearns, Clio Stearns, Cordelia Stearns

Peter Nathaniel Stearns (born March 3, 1936) is a professor at George Mason University, where he was provost from January 1, 2000 to July 2014.^[1]

Stearns was chair of the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and also served as the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (now named Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences) at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, he founded and edited the Journal of Social History. While at Carnegie Mellon, he developed a pioneering approach to teaching World History, and has contributed to the field as well through editing, and contributing to, the Routledge series, Themes in World History. He is also known for various work on the nature and impact of the industrial revolution and for exploration of new topics, particularly in the history of emotions.

He is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Association, the Society for French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association and the International Society for Research on Emotion.