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McGrew, Roderick Erle was born on September 6, 1928 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Son of Erle Barnard and Florence (Ayers) McGrew.
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Paul I of Russia, 1754-1801
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This is the first full modern biography of Paul I, son of Catherine the Great and Tsar of Russia, 1796-1801. Considered by some to have been a cruel despot verging on the insane, Paul has been seen by others as a progressive if flawed ruler, who was overthrown because he challenged the privileged nobility. McGrew explores the influences which shaped Paul's values and behavior, assessing the role played by Paul's upbringing on the fringes of his mother's court and of the French Revolution. He examines Paul's insecure, unpredictable, and often violent character, and traces his gradual evolution into a committed autocrat who combined enlightened humanitarianism with a firm belief in military discipline and hierarchy. As Tsar, he aroused fear, hatred, and contempt among his nobles, which resulted in a coup d'etat ending his brief reign and his life. McGrew's intensively researched study not only offers a portrait of a complex ruler and his times, but also assesses the part played by Paul in establishing the deeply conservative political outlook which characterized Russia in the nineteenth century.
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Russia and the Cholera, 1823-1832
(An examination of Russia's social, administrative, and me...)
An examination of Russia's social, administrative, and medical responses to the first great European pandemic of the nineteenth century - provoking public hysteria, riots, a test of the nobility, and illustrating in various ways the changing political and medical worlds of the period.
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Encyclopedia of Medical History - Import
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Macmillan Press London - Macmillan Reference Books - size: 7 3/4" x 9 1/2" with 400 pages. This unique encyclopedia combines narrative, medical history, and scientific information in a fascinating approach to disease, society, and humanity. Over one hundred articles include such topics as the history of the major diseases, medical specialties, medicine in various cultures, selected instruments, procedures, and healing substances; all are discussed in light of their social, cultural, political, and economic aspects. Of special interest are the comprehensive narratives on epidemics, such as bubonic plague, cholera, polimyelitis, and tuberculosis. Articles on the ancient near east and on medical traditions of China and India, as well as the Egyptian, Hebrew, Greco-Roman, and medieval medical cultures. The encyclopedia includes cross-references, bibliographies, and suggestions for further reading following each article. An analytic index provides easy access to noteworthy people mentioned in the text. Medical specialists, historians, teachers, students, and general readers will be intrigued by this collection of essays.
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Encyclopedia of Medical History
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Roderick Erle McGrew
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Bachelor, Ripon College, 1950; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1955.
Career
Teaching assistant department history, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1952-1954; instructor humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1954-1955; instructor, assistant professor.history, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1955-1959; associate professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1959-1966; professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1966-1967; professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1967-1984; senior professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1985-1991; professor emeritus, Temple University, Philadelphia, since 1992.
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Russia and the Cholera, 1823-1832
(An examination of Russia's social, administrative, and me...)
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Paul I of Russia, 1754-1801
(This is the first full modern biography of Paul I, son of...)
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Encyclopedia of Medical History - Import
(Macmillan Press London - Macmillan Reference Books - size...)
- Paul I of Russia, 1754-1801 by Roderick E. McGrew (1992-08-27)
- Encyclopedia of medical history. With the collaboration of Margaret P. McGrew.
- Encyclopedia of Medical History
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Russia and the Cholera, 1823-1832
Membership
Member American History Association, American Association for Advancement Slavic Studies, Society for Study 18th Century Russia.
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Married Margaret Virginia Pieper, January 1, 1949. Children: Roderick Erle, Randall Ayers.
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American
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1950
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1952 - 1954
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1954 - 1955
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1955 - 1959
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1955 - 1959
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1967 - 1984