John F. Lyons

John F. Lyons was born in London, England. He left school at sixteen and spent the next 12 years working as a pipefitter/welder. At the age of 26, Lyons went to night school and then left behind the pipefitting world to pursue a career in academia. He immigrated to the United States in 1994 and gained a PhD in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lyons is a Professor of History at Joliet Junior College in Illinois where he teaches British History, U.S. History and World History. Lyons has published numerous articles, encyclopedia entries, and book reviews on a variety of historical topics and on the teaching of history.