Arthur James May (c.1899–June 13, 1968) was an historian, a professor, and "an authority on the history of modern Europe.
[1] He was a prolific speaker, frequently lecturing in the United States and Europe on "historical and contemporary issues.
His book The Hapsburg monarchy, 1867-1914 won The Herbert Baxter Adams Prize of the American Historical Association in 1952.
[2] He was named one of "three distinguished pioneer American scholars of Hapsburg history.
May was a member of the American Historical Association, the American Association of University Professors, and the International Committee for the Study of the Hapsburg Monarchy, and an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa.