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Eric Louis McKitrick

エリック・ルイ・マッキトリック

Eric Louis McKitrick

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1919-07-05 （Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S.）
Died
2002-04-24 （New York City, U.S.） age 82
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Battle Creek, Michigan (birthplace) → Chicago (taught at the University of Chicago) → New Brunswick, New Jersey (Rutgers University) → New York City (Columbia University, residence/position) → Cambridge (Pitt Professorship period) → Oxford (Harmsworth Professorship period)

Career

Occupations
Historian, University professor, Editor
Active Years
1949-1989
Affiliations
University of Chicago, Rutgers University, Douglass College, Columbia University (Department of History), University of Cambridge (Pitt Professorship), University of Oxford (Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professorship)

Education

Columbia University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences / Department of History
Degree: BA
Period: 1945-1949
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: United States
Columbia University
Graduate School / Department of History
Degree: MA
Period: 1949-1951
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: United States
Columbia University
Graduate School (PhD program) / Department of History
Degree: PhD
Period: 1951-1959
Year of Graduation: 1959
Country: United States

Awards

John H. Dunning Prize
1960
Work: Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction
Organization: American Historical Association
Result: 受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1970
Organization: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result: 受賞
Bancroft Prize
1994
Work: The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788–1800
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction

1960 History (American history)

A detailed study of President Andrew Johnson and the Reconstruction era after the American Civil War, analyzing Johnson's policies and their effects.

ReconstructionPresidential powerPost–Civil War politics

Slavery Defended: The Views of the Old South (editor)

1963 Edited historical documents

An edited collection of arguments defending slavery from the Old South, providing compiled sources and commentary.

SlaverySouthern thoughtDocument editing

Andrew Johnson; A Profile (editor)

1969 Biography / Edited volume

An edited volume collecting essays and sources on Andrew Johnson, treating his character and policies from multiple angles.

BiographyReconstruction studies

The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788–1800 (with Stanley Elkins)

1993 History (political history)

A comprehensive study of the early American Republic from 1788 to 1800, detailing politics, institutions, and key figures. Coauthored with Stanley Elkins and highly regarded in the field.

Early United StatesFederal institutionsPolitical history

Bibliography

  • Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction (1960)
  • Slavery Defended: The Views of the Old South (ed., 1963)
  • Andrew Johnson; A Profile (ed., 1969)
  • The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788–1800 (with Stanley Elkins, 1993)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Archival, meticulous empirical scholarshipScholarly yet readable narrative
Recurring Motifs
Analysis of political institutions and powerInstitutional development in the early republicEvaluation of Reconstruction policies

Legacy

Regarded as a significant historian of early American history and Reconstruction; coauthored The Age of Federalism, which won the Bancroft Prize. Long academic career educating and mentoring many scholars.

Academic Societies

  • American Historical Association

Archives

  • Columbia University Archives

Quotes

  • Eric L. McKitrick was a meticulous scholar and historian.
    Source: The New York Times (obituary) (2002)

Trivia

  • Received BA (1949), MA (1951), and PhD (1959) from Columbia University.
  • Taught at the University of Chicago, Rutgers University, and Columbia University.
  • Served as Pitt Professor at Cambridge (1973–74) and Harmsworth Professor at Oxford (1979–80).
  • Coauthored The Age of Federalism with Stanley Elkins; won the Bancroft Prize in 1994.