Bernard Weisberger
Born
Bernard Allen Weisberger

(1922-08-15) August 15, 1922
New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationColumbia University (BA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Occupation(s)Writer
Historian

Bernard Allen Weisberger (born August 15, 1922) is an American historian.[1] Weisberger taught American history at several universities including the University of Chicago, Wayne State University, and the University of Rochester, where he was chair of the department.[2] He has written more than a dozen books and worked on documentaries with Bill Moyers and Ken Burns. His article "The Dark and Bloody Ground of Reconstruction Historiography," which received the Charles Ramsdell Prize is considered a standard in the study of the Reconstruction period.[3]

He was a contributing editor of American Heritage, where which he was a columnist for ten years.[4] Weisberger was also a member of the National Hillel Commission and a participant in the civil rights movement.[1]

He graduated from Columbia University in 1943 and received his PhD from University of Chicago.[5]

Weisberger turned 100 in August 2022.

Selected books

His books include:

  • The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love and Politics in Progressive America (University of Wisconsin Press, 1994)
  • America Afire: Adams, Jefferson, and the Revolutionary Election of 1800 (Morrow, 2000)
  • When Chicago Ruled Baseball: The Cubs-White Sox World series of 1906 (Harper Collins, 2006).

References

  1. 1 2 Encyclopaedia Judaica, vol. 8, "Historians," p.550, 1971 (2nd ed.)
  2. "History Doyen: Bernard A. Weisberger | History News Network". historynewsnetwork.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. "History Doyens: What They're Famous For". History News Network, George Mason University. Archived from the original on 2007-08-06.
  4. "Bernard A. Weisberger Biography". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  5. "Take Five with Bernie Weisberger '43". Columbia College Today. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
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