Background
Leopold, Richard William was born on January 6, 1912 in New York City. Son of Harry and Ethel A. (Kimmelstiel) Leopold.
Leopold, Richard William was born on January 6, 1912 in New York City. Son of Harry and Ethel A. (Kimmelstiel) Leopold.
Bachelor of Arts with highest honors, Princeton University, 1933; A.M., Harvard University, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1938.
Instructor history, Harvard University, 1937-1940;
assistant professor, Harvard University, 1940-1948;
associate professor of history, Northwestern University, 1948-1953;
professor, Northwestern University, 1953-1963;
William Smith Mason professor American history, Northwestern University, 1963-1980;
professor emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1980;
acting department chairman, Northwestern University, 1954, 62;
chairman, Northwestern University, 1966-1969. Albert Shaw lecturer Johns Hopkins, 1963, Taft lecturer U. Cincinnati, 1964, James M. Callahan lecturer West Virginia University, 1983. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1960-1961.
Member history advising committee Department Army, Department State, Navy Department, Atomic Energy Commission, Library of Congress, National Archives Advisory Council, United States Marine Corps.
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Board directors Harry Son of Truman Library Institute Served from ensign to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Fellow Society of America Archivists. Member American History Association, Massachusetts History Society (correspondent member), Organization American Historians (president 1976-1977), Society for Historians of America Foreign Relations (president 1970), Social Science Research Council, Phi Beta Kappa.