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GREGORY G. BRUNK (1949-2020)Jeff Kelley of Massachusetts writes: "I just saw the news that Dr. Gregory Brunk passed away in October. "It is of course a great loss for his family and friends, but also for so many of us who benefitted from his tireless research and cataloging in the area of counterstamps/countermarks. "I understand that he had plans to publish a new edition of his book but that was interrupted by the untimely passing of his publisher Rich Hartzog three years ago. "I can only hope that his important work is not lost during the difficult task of settling his estate. I have no idea to what extent his heirs were involved in his publishing activities." Dick Grinolds, Len Augsburger and others passed along this news. Dr. Brunk was the primary expert in the field of merchant counterstamps, an area I collected myself for many years. Below is an excerpt from his online obituary. So far no one seems to have heard from his family about the disposition of his research and manuscripts. Len and I had been in touch with Brunk indirectly via Bill Groom hoping to publish online updates to his works on the Newman Numismatic Portal, but nothing had come to pass. -Editor
He was born Aug. 28, 1949, in Waterloo, the son of W. Summerfield and Berenice Seaman Brunk, who preceded him in death. A 1967 graduate of Orange High School, he began his career in academia at Drake University, from which he graduated with honors in history and political science. He received his master's degree in history from the University of Illinois, a master's in economics from the University of Iowa, where he was a Fairall Scholar, and a Ph.D. in political science from Iowa. He taught at the University of Alabama and the University of Oklahoma, and published more than 100 articles, book chapters and research notes in a variety of disciplines. He also wrote or co-authored six books, including "Understanding Attitudes About War: Modeling Moral Judgements" and "Theories of Political Processes." His works appeared in many academic publications, including the American Journal of Political Science, American Politics Quarterly and the British Journal of Political Science. He also wrote extensively about numismatics, a lifetime passion, was a Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society and the Canadian Numismatic Research Society, and received many awards from both bodies. He catalogued ancient coins for auction for several decades, and was often called upon to evaluate unusual coins, medals and tokens. After retiring from academia, he lived a quiet life, dedicating himself to research in his fields of expertise.
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