Robert Huddleston Wiebe (22 April 1930 – 10 December 2000) was an American historian and bestselling author. He specialized in American business history.

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Life

He was born on 22 April 1930 to Richard Wiebe and Jean Huddleston Wiebe in Amarillo, Texas.[1][2] He graduated from Peoria High School in 1948 and Carleton College in 1951.[2] In 1957, he received his PhD from the University of Rochester.[1] He married Allene Davis with whom he had three sons.[1] He taught at Michigan State University, Columbia University and Northwestern University.[1] He died on 10 December 2000 in Evanston, Illinois.[3]

In 1981, he received the Guggenheim Fellowship. He also served as the Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions. He was a member of the American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH).[4]

Bibliography

His books have received mostly positive reviews. Some of his notable books are:[1][5]

• Businessmen and Reform: A Study of the Progressive Movement (1962)
• The Search for Order, 1877–1920 (1967)
• The Segmented Society: An Introduction to the Meaning of America (1975)
• The Opening of American Society: From the Adoption of the Constitution to the Eve of Disunion (1984)
• Self-Rule: A Cultural History of American Democracy (1995)
• Who We Are: A History of Popular Nationalism (2002)

References

External links

• "American National Biography Online". anb.org. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
• "Robert H. Wiebe (1930-2000) Papers, 1949-2000". findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-08.