Bancroft Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1987) Winner
Thomas M. Doerflinger
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Thomas M. Doerflinger
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952
- Died
- 2015-08-23 age 63
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1978-2015
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1978-1979 | United States |
Princeton University
Country:
United States
Trained in history at Princeton
Harvard University
Period:
1978-1979
Country:
United States
MCEAS Dissertation Fellow at Harvard in 1978–1979
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Bancroft Prize | A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Bowdoin Prize for Graduate Essays | — | — | Harvard University | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1987
Work:
A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Bowdoin Prize for Graduate Essays
1980
Organization:
Harvard University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia
1986 History (Economic history)A study analyzing the role of merchants and the development of the regional economy in revolutionary Philadelphia, using case studies and statistical evidence.
economic historymerchantsurban historyRevolutionary America
Risk and Reward: Venture Capital and the Making of America's Great Industries
1987 History (Economic history)A co-authored history of venture capital and company formation, discussing the role of capital and risk in industrial development.
venture capitalindustrial historyeconomic policy
Enterprise on the Delaware
1980 History (regional history)A study on enterprise activity and labor organization in the region (published at Harvard; related to dissertation work).
regional economylabor historybusiness history
Bibliography
- A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia (UNC Press, 1986)
- Thomas M. Doerflinger; Jack L. Rivkin (eds.), Risk and Reward: Venture Capital and the Making of America's Great Industries (Random House, 1987)
- Enterprise on the Delaware (Harvard University, 1980)
- Articles (The New York Review of Books 1996; William & Mary Quarterly 2002; Journal of Interdisciplinary History 1976; etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, evidence-driven analytical styleCombines quantitative data with case studies
- Recurring Motifs
- commercial activity and regional economyhistory through statistical overviewsrole of merchants and markets
Legacy
Left an influential body of work in the economic history of Revolutionary America, winning the Bancroft Prize for A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise. Highly regarded in academic circles and contributed to economic and urban history studies.
Academic Societies
- American Historical Association
Trivia
- Son of William Main Doerflinger (folk song researcher).
- Was an MCEAS Dissertation Fellow at Harvard in 1978–1979.
- Won the Bancroft Prize in 1987.