Robert H. Bremner

Robert Hamlett Bremner
Born	May 26, 1917^[citation needed] Brunswick, Ohio^[citation needed]
Died	2002
Nationality	American
Occupation	Historian
Years active	1950s - 1990s
Spouse	Catherine
Children	Two daughters
Parent(s)	George L. Bremner and Sue Hamlett Bremner
Academic background
Education	Baldwin Wallace College BA (1938) Ohio State University MA (1939), PhD (1943)^[citation needed]
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Philanthropy, social history
Main interests	social thought, social welfare, philanthropy, and poverty
Notable works	American Philanthropy (1960)[1]

Robert Hamlett Bremner (1917-2002) was professor emeritus of history at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he taught from 1946 until he retired in 1980.[2] He is the author of American Philanthropy (1960) which was republished in a revised edition in 1988, The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996.[1]

Education

His BA was from Baldwin Wallace College in 1938. He earned his MA in 1939 and his PhD in 1943 from Ohio State University.[2]

Early career

He worked with the Department of War in World War II and was stationed in Europe and in Washington, D.C.^[citation needed]

Career

His American Philanthropy published in 1960 is considered to be a classic.[1] He published The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980,[3] The Discovery of Poverty in the United States in 1992, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996.[4] His archives are held at Ohio State University.[5]

Academic career

At Ohio State University, he taught from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as Emeritus Professor of History.^[citation needed]

Appointments

He served on the President's Science Advisory Committee.

References

1. Bremner, Robert H. (1988) [1960]. American Philanthropy. The Chicago History of American Civilization (2nd ed.). p. 294. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
2. Wortman, Roy T. (February 1, 2006). "Robert H. Bremner (1917-2002)". Perspectives on History. American Historical Association (AHA). Retrieved June 29, 2020.
3. Bremner, Robert Hamlett (1980). The public good: Philanthropy and welfare in the Civil War era (1st ed.). New York: Knopf : distributed by Random House. ISBN 978-0-394-51123-8.
4. Bremner, Robert H. (1996). Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-2463-7.
5. "Robert H. Bremner Papers". Retrieved June 29, 2020.