Robert William Fogel

economist, educator, historian

Robert William Fogel, economist, historian, educator. Recipient Arthur H. Cole prize, Journal Economic History, 1968, Schumpter prize, 1971, Bancroft prize in American history, Columbia University, 1975, Gustavus Myers prize for human rights, 1990, Nobel prize in economics, 1993, Distinguished Alumnus award, Johns Hopkins University, 2000; fellow, Social Science Research Council, 1960.

Background

Fogel, Robert William was born on July 1, 1926 in New York City. Son of Harry Gregory and Elizabeth (Mitnik) Fogel.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1948; Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1963; Master of Arts (honorary), University Cambridge, England, 1975; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rochester, 1987; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Palermo, Argentina, 1994; Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Binghamton, 1999; Doctor of Science (honorary), University London, 2009; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Brigham Young University, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Lund University, 2005.

Career

Instructor Johns Hopkins University, 1958—1959. Assistant professor University Rochester, New York, 1960—1964. Associate professor University Chicago, 1964—1965, professor economics, 1965—1969, professor economics and history, 1970—1975, Charles R. Walgreen distinguished service professor American institutions, since 1981.

Harold Hitchings Burbank professor political economy, professor history Harvard University, 1975—1981. Ford Foundation visiting research professor University Chgo, 1963—1964. Taussig research professor Harvard University, 1973—1974.

Pitt professor American history and institutions University Cambridge, 1975—1976. Chairman committee mathematics and statistical methods in history Mathematical Social Science Board, 1965—1972. Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, since 1978.

Director Center Population Economocs, University Chicago, since 1981. Research fellow Center Economic Policy Research, London, 1984—1989.

Works

books

[ [ [ Without Consent or Contract Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Technical Papers[ WITHOUT CONSENT OR CONTRACT VOLUME 2: THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN SLAVERY, TECHNICAL PAPERS ] By Fogel, Robert William ( Author )Jul-01-1992 Hardcover
Without Consent or Contract Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Technical Papers [ Without Consent or Contract Volume 2: The Rise and Fall of American Slavery, Technical Papers by Fogel, Robert William ( Author ) Hardcover Jul- 1992 ] Hardcover Jul- 01- 1992

Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Slavery
First published in 1974, Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking book reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a new period of slavery scholarship and some searching revisions of a national tradition" (C.

Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery
This controversial treatise challenges traditional American views of slavery and the antibellum South and provides a detailed re-examination of the economic basis of black slavery in the USA.

The Slavery Debates, 1952-1990: A Retrospective (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History)
Robert William Fogel was in the vanguard of those revisionists who in the mid--twentieth century challenged the prevailing historical canon on American slavery.

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Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal History Society, Econometric Society, British Academy (correspondent), member: National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Population Association America, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Agricultural History Society, Social Science History Association (president 1980-1981), Association American Historians, American History Association, Economic History Society, Economic History Association (trustee 1972-1981, president 1977-1978), Royal Economic Society, American Economic Society 1998, European Academy Arts, Sciences & Humanities, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Enid Cassandra Morgan, April 2, 1949 (deceased). Children: Michael Paul, Steven Dennis.
child: Michael Paul Fogel
child: Steven Dennis Fogel
mother: Elizabeth (Mitnik) Fogel
spouse: Enid Cassandra Morgan
father: Harry Gregory