James Harvey Robinson

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James Harvey Robinson was an influential American historian and educator who helped pioneer the "New History" movement by emphasizing social and intellectual currents over purely political narratives.

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instanceOf educator
historian
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1863-06-29
dateOfDeath 1936-02-16
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica NERFINISHED
Library of Congress Authorities NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Freiburg NERFINISHED
University of Strasbourg NERFINISHED
employer Columbia University
The New School for Social Research NERFINISHED
familyName Robinson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork education
historiography
history
genre essay
historical writing
givenName James
influenced Charles A. Beard NERFINISHED
New History movement in the United States NERFINISHED
influencedBy European historical scholarship
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest European history
intellectual history
social history
memberOf faculty of Columbia University
founders of The New School for Social Research
movement New History NERFINISHED
progressive historiography
notableFor emphasis on social and intellectual history
pioneering the New History movement
notableWork An Introduction to the History of Western Europe NERFINISHED
The Mind in the Making NERFINISHED
The New History NERFINISHED
occupation author
university teacher
placeOfBirth Bloomington, Illinois, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
positionHeld co-founder of The New School for Social Research
professor of history at Columbia University
residence New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
writingLanguage English

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New School for Social Research foundedBy James Harvey Robinson