John A. Garraty
| John Arthur Garraty | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1920 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Died | December 19, 2007 Sag Harbor, New York, United States |
| Residence | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Fields | Historian |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College, Columbia University |
| Known for | Biographical History |
John Arthur Garraty (July 4, 1920 – December 19, 2007) was an American historian and biographer.[1] He specialized largely in American political and economic history.[2]
Garraty earned an undergraduate degree Brooklyn College in 1941 and completed his doctorate at Columbia University in 1948. During World War II, he served in the United States Merchant Marine as a swimming instructor.[1] He taught at Michigan State University for 12 years before joining the Columbia University History Department in 1959.[2] Garraty also served as the president of the Society of American Historians.[3] He retired from teaching at Columbia in 1990.[2]
An author of many textbooks, Garraty's works include the college and high school history textbook The American Nation, later editions of which were co-written with Mark C. Carnes. Among Garraty's other works were many biographies, and Garraty was one of the general editors of the American National Biography, a project which he completed in his retirement.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Fox, Margalit (December 26, 2007). "John A. Garraty, Historian and Trailblazing Biographer, Dies at 87". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/nyregion/26garraty.html. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Mieczkowski, Yanek (March 31, 2008). "Remembering John Garraty". Columbia College. http://www.college.columbia.edu/news/remembering_john_garraty. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "History". Columbia University. Society of American Historians. 2009. http://sah.columbia.edu/content/history. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
