Harold Lloyd PoorHarold Poor was one of the most gifted and charismatic teachers in the History Department. His courses ranged widely over German and European history, focusing upon cultural, political and intellectual aspects of 19th and 20th century history. He pioeered in the teaching of gay history with his course on "History and the Homosexual" in the fall of 1984. In addition to his teaching, Harold published in 1968 his dissertation on Kurt Tucholsky and the Ordeal of Germany, 1914-1935. He also was the co-author of a music drama Tickles by Tucholsky, which was first produced at Brandeis University and then off Broadway at Theater Four in 1976. As an ardent bicyclist, he also published Bicycling in New Jersey: Thirty Tours in 1978. From 1981 through 1983, he served as the national Chairperson for the Committee on Lesbian and Gay History, an affiliate of the American Historical Association. For the History Department, Harold served as Undergraduate Chairperson from 1989 to 1991 and was the Director of the Rutgers Junior Year Abroad Program in Germany from 1985 to 1987. Read More Read Less