Background
Kaplan, Lawrence Samuel was born on October 28, 1924 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jacob Copel Kaplan and Julia Starnfield.
(Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic n...)
Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic none, with the possible exception of Thomas Jefferson, has evoked more passions and aroused more controversy than Alexander Hamilton. In this absorbing new biography, eminent historian Lawrence Kaplan examines Hamilton's conception of America's role in the world and the foreign policies that followed from his vision. Kaplan looks at how Hamilton acted upon his views in shaping the course of American foreign relations. The author provides a focused, accessible biography of Hamilton and a nuanced assessment of his impact on Federalist Era foreign policy. In the Jefferson-Jackson era Hamilton's persona as an elitist urban aristocrat condemned him as an enemy of an expanding democratic America-an Anglophile at a time when Great Britain was the major adversary. Such was his reputation as an enemy of the common man that his deep-seated opposition to the institution of slavery won little recognition from northern abolitionists. This book will fascinate readers with its insights into Hamilton and the formative years of the United States of America.
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Kaplan, Lawrence Samuel was born on October 28, 1924 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Jacob Copel Kaplan and Julia Starnfield.
Bachelor of Science, Colby College, 1947. Master of Arts, Yale University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1951.
Historian history office Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1951—1954. From instructor to professor Kent State University, Ohio, 1954—1977, university professor history, 1977—1993, director Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union studies, 1979—1992. Professorial lecturer history Georgetown University, Washington, since 1993.
Consultant and researcher history office Office Secretary Defense, Washington, 1975—1980, Washington, 1986—2004. Fulbright lecturer history University Bonn, 1959—1960, University Louvain, 1964—1965, University Nice, 1965. Lecturer history University College London, 1969—1970.
Visiting professor European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 1978, Florence, 86. Distinguished Fulbright lecturer University Malta, 1986. Staff sergeant Army Signal Corps, 1943-1946, Philippines.
(Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic n...)
Member of Society Historians Early American Republic (president 1991-1992), Southern Historians American Foreign Relations 1980-1981, Cosmos Club.
Married Janice Eyges Kaplan. Children: Deborah Judith, Joshua Copel.