Alan Brinkley was an American political historian, son of Ann (Fischer) and long-time television newscaster at NBC and ABC David Brinkley, brother of John Brinkley and Joel Brinkley, syndicated columnist, who taught in the journalism program at Stanford University until his own death in 2014.
Alan Brinkley was an undergraduate at Princeton University and received his doctorate at Harvard University in 1979, he was one of three American historians to have been both Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford (1998-1999) and Pitt Professor of American History at Cambridge (2011-2012). He is an honorary fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. He received the Jerome Levenson Teaching Prize in 1982 at Harvard University, where Brinkley taught for seven years; and the Great Teacher Award at Columbia in 2003. Brinkley taught for over 20 years at Columbia University, and was the Allan Nevins Professor of History until his death. From 2003 to 2009, he was University Provost. Alan Brinkley passed away from complications of ALS, at age 70.
Alan Brinkley was an undergraduate at Princeton University and received his doctorate at Harvard University in 1979, he was one of three American historians to have been both Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford (1998-1999) and Pitt Professor of American History at Cambridge (2011-2012). He is an honorary fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. He received the Jerome Levenson Teaching Prize in 1982 at Harvard University, where Brinkley taught for seven years; and the Great Teacher Award at Columbia in 2003. Brinkley taught for over 20 years at Columbia University, and was the Allan Nevins Professor of History until his death. From 2003 to 2009, he was University Provost. Alan Brinkley passed away from complications of ALS, at age 70.
Alan Brinkley was an American political historian, son of Ann (Fischer) and long-time television newscaster at NBC and ABC David Brinkley, brother of John Brinkley and Joel Brinkley, syndicated columnist, who taught in the journalism program at Stanford University until his own death in 2014.
Alan Brinkley was an undergraduate at Princeton University and received his doctorate at Harvard University in 1979, he was one of three American historians to have been both Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford (1998-1999) and Pitt Professor of American History at Cambridge (2011-2012). He is an honorary fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. He received the Jerome Levenson Teaching Prize in 1982 at Harvard University, where Brinkley taught for seven years; and the Great Teacher Award at Columbia in 2003. Brinkley taught for over 20 years at Columbia University, and was the Allan Nevins Professor of History until his death. From 2003 to 2009, he was University Provost. Alan Brinkley passed away from complications of ALS, at age 70.
Alan Brinkley was an undergraduate at Princeton University and received his doctorate at Harvard University in 1979, he was one of three American historians to have been both Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford (1998-1999) and Pitt Professor of American History at Cambridge (2011-2012). He is an honorary fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford. He received the Jerome Levenson Teaching Prize in 1982 at Harvard University, where Brinkley taught for seven years; and the Great Teacher Award at Columbia in 2003. Brinkley taught for over 20 years at Columbia University, and was the Allan Nevins Professor of History until his death. From 2003 to 2009, he was University Provost. Alan Brinkley passed away from complications of ALS, at age 70.
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