Background
Hofstadter, Richard was born on August 6, 1916 in Buffalo. Son of Emil A. and Katherine (Hill) Hofstadter.
Hofstadter, Richard was born on August 6, 1916 in Buffalo. Son of Emil A. and Katherine (Hill) Hofstadter.
Bachelor of Arts, University Buffalo, 1937. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1938, Doctor of Philosophy, 1942.
July 1945); 1 son, Dan. Married second, Beatrice Kevitt, January 13, 1947;K. Instructor Brooklyn College, 1940-1941, City College, New York, 1941. Wm. Bayard Cutting traveling fellow Columbia, 1941-1942, assistant professor of history, 1946-1950, associate professor, 1950-1952, professor, 1952-1959, DeWitt Clinton Professor American history, since 1959.
Assistant professor of history U. Maryland., 1942-1946. Visiting professor, Princeton, 1950, Salzburg, 1950. Fulbright Conference on American Studies, U. College Oxford, 1955.
Pitt. professor of American history and institutions Cambridge University, England, 1958-1959. Jefferson Memorial lecturer University of California Berkeley, 1966.
Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, National Academy Education, American History Association, American Political Science Association, American Studies Association Beta Kappa.
Married Felice Swados, October 3, 1936 (deceased.; married second, Beatrice Kevitt, January 13, 1947.