Alan Brinkley

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Alan Brinkley (born June 2, 1949 in Washington, DC - † June 16, 2019 in Manhattan , New York City , New York ) was an American historian . His research focus was on the history of the United States in the 20th century.

Life

Brinkley studied at Princeton University , where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 . In 1979 he received his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Since 1991 he has taught at Columbia University , most recently as Allan Nevins Professor of American History . He was chairman of the Department of History and then served as provost of the university from 2003 to 2009 . He was also Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professors of American History at the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University in 1998 and Pitt Professor of American History at the University of Cambridge from 2011 to 2012 .

For his book Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and the Great Depression , he received the 1983 National Book Award in the "History (Hardcover)" category. In 1999 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Publications (selection)

  • Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, and the Great Depression. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. , 1982.
  • The End of Reform: New Deal Liberalism in Recession and War. 1995.
  • Liberalism and Its Discontents. 1998.
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Oxford University Press, 2009.
  • The Publisher: Henry Luce and His American Century. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
  • John F. Kennedy. The American Presidents Series , Times Books, 2012.

Web links

  • Alan Brinkley. In: Department of History, Columbia University. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017 .;

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Katharine Q. Seelye: Alan Brinkley, Leading Historian of 20th Century America, Dies at 70. In: nytimes.com . June 17, 2019, accessed June 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History. In: Rothermere American Institute website. Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
  3. ^ National Book Awards 1983. National Book Foundation, accessed June 22, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Brinkley, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 2019
Place of death Manhattan , New York City , New York