Robert N. Burr (October 15, 1916 – December 8, 2014) was an American historian. He was a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1948 to 1987, where he established the Latin American Studies program and served as its chair department from 1973 to 1977. He was the author of four widely reviewed books about Latin America and the recipient of scholarly awards.
Robert N. Burr | |
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| Born | October 15, 1916 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2014 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Historian |
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| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | John Edwin Burr Ethel Bills |
Early life
editRobert N. Burr was born on October 15, 1916, in Rochester, New York.[1] His father was John Edwin Burr and his mother, Ethel Bills.
Burr graduated from the University of Rochester.[1] He received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
editBurr worked for the General Railway Signal during World War II.[1] He subsequently did contract work for the Brookings Institution.[1]
Burr taught history at Rutgers University from 1946 to 1948.[1] He joined the department of history at the University of California, Los Angeles as a faculty member in 1948, where he established the Latin American Studies program.[1] He also served as the chair of its history department from 1973 to 1978.[1] He subsequently served as the director of UCLA's International Studies and Overseas Programs from 1985 to 1987, when he retired.[1]
Burr was the author of four widely reviewed books and the editor of a fifth book, all about Latin America. His first book, co-authored with UCLA professor Roland D. Hussey, was entitled Documents on Inter-American Cooperation. Published in 1955, it was reviewed by C. G. Fenwick in World Affairs,[2] Harry Bernstein in The Hispanic American Historical Review,[3] Charles C. Griffin in the Pacific Historical Review,[4] and Edwin Lieuwen in The Americas.[5] In 1961, he edited Latin America's Nationalistic Revolutions.
A year later, in 1962, he published his third book, The Stillborn Panama Congress: Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations During the War of the Pacific. It was reviewed by D. A. G. Waddell in The English Historical Review,[6] J. Leon Helguera in The Hispanic American Historical Review,[7] Herbert S. Klein in the Pacific Historical Review,[8] and Terence Tarr in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly.[9]
His fourth book, By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905, was reviewed by John C. Dreier in The Americas,[10] Harold Blakemore in History,[11] Thomas F. McGann in the Pacific Historical Review,[12] W. Donald Beatty in The Hispanic American Historical Review,[13] John J. Johnson in The American Historical Review,[14] Frederic B. Pike in The Americas,[15] and Harry Bernstein in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.[16] Moreover, Burr was awarded the Bolton Prize from the Conference on Latin American History for it in 1966.[17]
His fifth book, Our Troubled Hemisphere: Perspectives on United States. Latin American Relations, was reviewed by Donald L. Herman in The Western Political Quarterly,[18] A. Curtis Wilgus in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,[19] C. Neale Ronning in the Midwest Journal of Political Science,[20] and John D. Lees in Chatham House's International Affairs.[21]
Personal life, death and legacy
editBurr was married twice. He married his first wife, Virginia Ward, in 1940.[1] They had a son and a daughter.[1] They divorced in 1949. Burr married a second time to Elizabeth Evarts in 1952; she predeceased him in 1998.[1] They resided in Los Angeles, California and on Long Island in New York state.[1] Burr died on December 8, 2014.[1]
The chair of UCLA's history department is named in his honor; the current holder, Kevin Terraciano, is the Robert N. Burr Department Chair.[22]
Works
edit- Burr, Robert N.; Hussey, Roland D. (1955). Documents on Inter-American Cooperation. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. OCLC 68889918.
- Burr, Robert N., ed. (1961). Latin America's Nationalistic Revolutions. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Academy of Political and Social Science. OCLC 1990672.
- Burr, Robert N. (1962). The Stillborn Panama Congress: Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations During the War of the Pacific. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. OCLC 598314.
- Burr, Robert N. (1965). By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. OCLC 424443.
- Burr, Robert N. (1967). Our Troubled Hemisphere: Perspectives on United States-Latin American Relations. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. OCLC 269748.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "In Memoriam: PROFESSOR EMERITUS AND FORMER DEPARTMENT CHAIR ROBERT BURR". UCLA Department of History. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Fenwick, C. G. (Spring 1956). "Reviewed Work: Documents on Inter-American Cooperation by Robert N. Burr, Roland D. Hussey, William C. McDermott". World Affairs. 119 (1): 27. JSTOR 20669192.
- ^ Berstein, Harry (May 1956). "Reviewed Work: Documents on Inter-American Cooperation. Vol. I, 1810-1881, Vol. II, 1881-1948. by Robert N. Burr, Roland D. Hussey". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 36 (2): 271. doi:10.2307/2508670. JSTOR 2508670.
- ^ Griffin, Charles C. (May 1956). "Reviewed Work: Documents on Inter-American Cooperation by Robert N. Burr, Roland D. Hussey". Pacific Historical Review. 25 (2): 185–186. doi:10.2307/3635300. JSTOR 3635300.
- ^ Lieuwen, Edwin (July 1956). "Reviewed Work: Documents on Inter-American Cooperation (1810-1948) by Robert N. Burr, Roland D. Hussey". The Americas. 13 (1): 102. doi:10.2307/979229. JSTOR 979229. S2CID 147366941.
- ^ Waddell, D. A. G. (July 1964). "Reviewed Work: The Stillborn Panama Congress: Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations during the War of the Pacific by Robert N. Burr". The English Historical Review. 79 (312): 635–636. doi:10.1093/ehr/LXXIX.CCCXII.635. JSTOR 561076.
- ^ Helguera, J. Leon (May 1964). "Reviewed Work: The Stillborn Panama Congress. Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations during the War of the Pacific. by Robert N. Burr". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 44 (3): 253–254. doi:10.2307/2511620. JSTOR 2511620.
- ^ Klein, Herbert S. (August 1963). "Reviewed Work: The Stillborn Panama Congress: Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations during the War of the Pacific by Robert N. Burr". Pacific Historical Review. 32 (3): 316–317. doi:10.2307/4492205. JSTOR 4492205.
- ^ Tarr, Terence (July 1963). "Reviewed Work: The Stillborn Panama Congress: Power Politics and Chilean-Colombian Relations during the War of the Pacific by Robert N. Burr". Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 54 (3): 132–133. JSTOR 40487837.
- ^ Dreier, John C. (January 1968). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905 by Robert N. Burr". The Americas. 24 (3): 299. doi:10.2307/979923. JSTOR 979923. S2CID 148368471.
- ^ Blakemore, Harold (1966). "Reviewed Work: BY REASON OR FORCE: CHILE AND THE BALANCING OF POWER IN SOUTH AMERICA, 1830–1905 by Robert N. Burr". History. 51 (172): 259. JSTOR 24404411.
- ^ McGann, Thomas F. (May 1966). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905 by Robert N. Burr". Pacific Historical Review. 35 (2): 240–241. doi:10.2307/3636692. JSTOR 3636692.
- ^ Beatty, W. Donald (November 1966). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force. Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905. by Robert N. Burr". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 46 (4): 469–470. doi:10.2307/2511014. JSTOR 2511014.
- ^ Johnson, John J. (July 1966). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905 by Robert N. Burr". The American Historical Review. 71 (4): 1479–1480. doi:10.2307/1848809. JSTOR 1848809.
- ^ Pike, Frederic B. (July 1966). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905 by Robert N. Burr". The Americas. 23 (1): 110–111. doi:10.2307/980154. JSTOR 980154. S2CID 148093529.
- ^ Berstein, Harry (March 1968). "Reviewed Work: By Reason or Force: Chile and the Balancing of Power in South America, 1830-1905 by Robert N. Burr". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 376: 175–176. JSTOR 1037834.
- ^ "Bolton-Johnson Prize". Conference on Latin American History. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ Herman, Donald L. (June 1969). "Reviewed Work: Our Troubled Hemisphere. Perspectives on United States. Latin American Relations by Robert N. Burr". The Western Political Quarterly. 22 (2): 414–415. doi:10.2307/447009. JSTOR 447009.
- ^ Wilgus, A. Curtis (March 1968). "Reviewed Works: Our Troubled Hemisphere: Perspectives on United States-Latin American Relations by Robert N. Burr; The OAS and United States Policy by Jerome Slater". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 376: 174–175. JSTOR 1037833.
- ^ Ronning, C. Neale (February 1969). "Reviewed Works: Our Troubled Hemisphere: Perspectives on United States-Latin American Relations. by Robert N. Burr; The OAS and United States Foreign Policy. by Jerome Slater". Midwest Journal of Political Science. 13 (1): 151–154. doi:10.2307/2110222. JSTOR 2110222.
- ^ Lees, John D. (April 1969). "Reviewed Work: Our Troubled Hemisphere: Perspectives on United States-Latin American Relations. by Robert N. Burr". International Affairs. 45 (2): 397–398. doi:10.2307/2613109. JSTOR 2613109.
- ^ Terraciano, Kevin (November 17, 2021). "Kevin Terraciano". UCLA History Department. Retrieved April 29, 2024.