Robert Arthur Burchell

Background

Burchell, Robert Arthur was born on March 31, 1941 in Plymouth, England. Son of Arthur Thomas and Mary Leonora Burchell.

Education

Bachelor, U. Oxford, 1960; Master of Arts, U. Oxford, 1967; Bachelor of Literature, U. Oxford, 1969.

Career

Assistant lecturer American history and institutions, U. Manchester, England, 1965-1968; lecturer, U. Manchester, England, 1968-1980; senior lecturer, U. Manchester, England, 1980-1991; professor, since 1991; director, Eccles Center for American Studies, British Library., since 1991. Author: Westward Expansion, 1974, San Francisco Irish, 1979.

Achievements

• Robert Arthur Burchell has been listed as a noteworthy Historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880

    (A great hardcover.)

  • Harriet Martineau & America Selected Let
  • San Francisco Irish 1848-1880
  • The San Francisco Irish, 1848-1880 by R. A. Burchell (1980-04-30)

Membership

Member British Association for American Studies (treasurer 1979-1984, secretary 1984-1989, chair1989-1992), Organisation American Historians, St. Anselm Hall Association (chairman 1987-1989), European Association for American Studies (secretary 1986-1990, editor American Studies in Europe since 1992), American Studies Network (president 1996-1998).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, squash, swimming, walking, entertaining.

Connections

Father:

Arthur Thomas Burchell

Mother:

Mary Leonora Burchell