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(1874-1948) Writer, historian. Charles Austin Beard received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York. He published, alone or with collaborators, around 60 books and 300 articles.

Full Name

Charles Austin Beard

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1874

BIRTH

Charles Austin Beard was born near Knightstown, Indiana in 1874.

1904

OTHER

Charles Austin Beard received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York in 1904.

1904

OTHER

Charles Austin Beard taught history and public law at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, from 1904 until 1917.

1907

LITWORK

The Development of Modern Europe


Written with James Harvey Robinson.

1910

LITWORK

American Government and Politics

1912

LITWORK

The Supreme Court and the Constitution

1912

LITWORK

American City Government

1913

LITWORK

An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution


This was Mr. Beard's most famous work.

1915

LITWORK

Economic Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy

1919

OTHER

Charles Austin Beard was a cofounder of the New School for Social Research in Manhattan, New York.

1922

LITWORK

The Economic Basis of Politics

1927

LITWORK

The Rise of American Civilization


Written with his wife, Mary Ritter Beard.

1943

LITWORK

The Republic

1948

DEATH

Charles Austin Beard died in New Haven, Connecticut in 1948.

1948

LITWORK

President Roosevelt and the Coming of the War, 1941

1948

INTERMENT

Charles Austin Beard was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.

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