Born on January 6, 1930, Hubert C. Johnson received his initial university training at San Diego State University and graduated with a B.A. in 1955. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley earning a M.A. in 1956 and a PhD in 1962. Before coming to the University of Saskatchewan in 1964, Dr. Johnson taught at Kansas Wesleyan University and the University of Toronto. Progressing through the ranks, Johnson was appointed Professor of History in 1974 and served as head of the department from 1981 to 1984. He retired in 1997. Dr. Johnson has authored three books dealing with Frederick the Great, the French Revolution in the Midi and military tactics in World War I. He died on April 23, 2014 in Victoria, British Columbia.