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http://www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com/obituaries/C-Meade/|title=Dr. C. Wade Meade|publisher=Stewart Family Funeral Home|location=Tyler, Texas|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> was an [[History|historian]] of [[Europe]]an and [[Middle East]]ern studies who spent most of his academic career, from 1967 to 2006, at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]].

http://www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com/obituaries/C-Meade/|title=Dr. C. Wade Meade|publisher=Stewart Family Funeral Home|location=Tyler, Texas|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref> was an [[History|historian]] of [[Europe]]an and [[Middle East]]ern studies who spent most of his academic career, from 1967 to 2006, at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]].

   

   

Meade was born near Dripping Springs in Hays County in central [[Texas]] but reared in Pollock in Grant Parish north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana. He received a Bachelor of Science in [[Geology]] and in 1961 a [[Master of Arts]] in History from Louisiana Tech, with his thesis<ref name=tmtobit/> entitled ''The Cook Mountain Formation of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.'' He obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. His dissertation is entitled ''American Assyriology: Its Growth and Development.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/cola/history/alumni-and-giving/by-year/1960s.php|title=Carroll Wade Meade|publisher=[[University of Texas at Austin]]|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

Meade was born near Dripping Springs in Hays County in central [[Texas]] but reared in Pollock in Grant Parish north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana. He graduated in 1950 from Pollock High School and subsequently received a Bachelor of Science in [[Geology]] and in 1961 a [[Master of Arts]] in History from Louisiana Tech. His thesis<ref name=tmtobit/> is entitled ''The Cook Mountain Formation of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.'' He obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]] in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]. His dissertation is entitled ''American Assyriology: Its Growth and Development.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utexas.edu/cola/history/alumni-and-giving/by-year/1960s.php|title=Carroll Wade Meade|publisher=[[University of Texas at Austin]]|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

Meade served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the [[Korean War]], in which capacity he received the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal.<ref name=tmtobit>{{cite web|url=http://obituaries.tylerpaper.com/obituaries/tylerpaper/obituary.aspx?n=c-wade-meade&pid=176293429&fhid=6513#sthash.XB08q31L.dpuf|title=C. Wade Meade obituary|publisher=''Tyler Morning Telegraph''|location=Tyler, Texas|date=November 1, 2015|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

Meade served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] during the [[Korean War]], in which capacity he received the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Louisiana Veterans Honor Medal.<ref name=tmtobit>{{cite web|url=http://obituaries.tylerpaper.com/obituaries/tylerpaper/obituary.aspx?n=c-wade-meade&pid=176293429&fhid=6513#sthash.XB08q31L.dpuf|title=C. Wade Meade obituary|publisher=''Tyler Morning Telegraph''|location=Tyler, Texas|date=November 1, 2015|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>