Peter Neill
Peter Neill is the current Director of the World Ocean Observatory and a graduate of Stanford University.[1] Previously President of the South Street Seaport Museum from 1985-2005, Neill has always maintained an interest in the future of the oceans. In addition to being an author and editor for American Sea Writing: a literary anthology,[2] Neill is also a regular contributor for a blog on the Huffington Post.[3]
Neill has always been a strong proponent of maritime education. During his time at the South Street Seaport Museum, he devoted a third of the museum's budget to the New York City schools,[4] and presently is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Ocean Classroom Foundation.[5]
Personal
Neill lives in Sedgwick, Maine, with his wife Mary Barnes, who is an artist and President of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust.[6]
Books
- (author) "Once and Future Ocean, Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society" (Leete's Island Books, 2016)
- (author) "3" (Leete's Island Books, 2013)
- (author) "Walking Around South Street: Discoveries in New York's Old Shipping District (Leete's Island Books, 2000)
- (editor) American Sea Writing: a literary anthology (Library of America, 2000)
- (author) "On a Painted Ocean: Art of the Seven Seas" (New York University Press, 1995)
- (author) "Maritime America: Art and Artifacts from America's Great Nautical Collections" (Balsam Press, 1988)
- (author) "Mock Turtle Soup" (Grossman Publishers, 1972"
References
- ↑ "World Ocean Observatory - Welcome". Thew2o.net. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Siren Songs". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Peter Neill". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ Russel Shorto (12 September 2004). "The Future of the Past". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120510132138/http://www.oceanclassroom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=43. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Barnes Elected President of Blue Hill Heritage Trust". The Ellsworth American. Retrieved 18 January 2015.