James Harvey Robinson (1863-1936) was an American historian. He taught history at the University of Pennsylvania (1891-95) and Columbia University (1895- 1919), becoming a full professor in 1895. In 1919, he was one of the founders of the New School for Social Research, of which he was the first director. Through his writings and lectures, in which he stressed the "new history" - the social, scientific, and intellectual progress of humanity rather than merely political happenings - he exerted an important influence on the ...
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James Harvey Robinson (1863-1936) was an American historian. He taught history at the University of Pennsylvania (1891-95) and Columbia University (1895- 1919), becoming a full professor in 1895. In 1919, he was one of the founders of the New School for Social Research, of which he was the first director. Through his writings and lectures, in which he stressed the "new history" - the social, scientific, and intellectual progress of humanity rather than merely political happenings - he exerted an important influence on the study and teaching of history. An editor (1892-95) of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, he was also an associate editor (1912-20) of the American Historical Review and president (1929) of the American Historical Association. His works include: An Introduction to the History of Western Europe (1902), Outlines of European History (with C. A. Beard and J. H. Breasted) (2 Volumes) (1914), History of Europe, Ancient and Medieval (with J. H. Breasted) (1920), The Mind in the Making (1921) and The Humanizing of Knowledge (1923).
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