Robert Hamlett Bremner | |
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Born | May 26, 1917[
citation needed] |
Died | 2002 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Historian |
Years active | 1950s - 1990s |
Spouse | Catherine |
Children | Two daughters |
Parent(s) | George L. Bremner and Sue Hamlett Bremner |
Academic background | |
Education |
Baldwin Wallace College BA (1938) Ohio State University MA (1939), PhD (1943)[ citation needed] |
Alma mater | Ohio State University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Philanthropy, social history |
Main interests | social thought, social welfare, philanthropy, and poverty |
Notable works | American Philanthropy (1960) [1] |
Robert Hamlett Bremner (1917-2002) was professor emeritus of history at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he taught from 1946 until he retired in 1980. [2] He is the author of American Philanthropy (1960) which was republished in a revised edition in 1988, The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980, and 'Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996. [1]
His BA was from Baldwin Wallace College in 1938. He earned his MA in 1939 and his PhD in 1943 from Ohio State University. [2]
He worked with the Department of War in World War II and was stationed in Europe and in Washington, D.C.[ citation needed]
His American Philanthropy published in 1960 is considered to be a classic. [1] He published The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980, [3] The Discovery of Poverty in the United States in 1992, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996. [4] His archives are held at Ohio State University. [5]
At Ohio State University, he taught from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as Emeritus Professor of History.[ citation needed]
He served on the President's Science Advisory Committee.