Rollin G. Osterweis

Rollin G. Osterweis (1907 – 1982) was an American historian. He was a professor of History at Yale University. He was the author of nine books, mostly about the Southeastern United States, including the Old South and the Lost Cause.

Rollin G. Osterweis
Born1907
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Died1982
Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationTaft School
Alma materYale University
OccupationHistorian
EmployerYale University
Spouse(s)Mildred Loewenstein
Children4 daughters

Early life

Osterweis was born in 1907 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1][2] His family owned a cigar company.[1] He was Jewish.[1]

Osterweis was educated at the Taft School.[1] He graduated from Yale University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1930, a master's degree in 1943, and a PhD in 1946.[1]

Career

Osterweis was a History professor at his alma mater, Yale University.[1] He joined the History department in 1948, became an associate professor in 1954, and a full professor in 1968. He was also a coach for the Yale Debate Association. He retired as professor emeritus in 1976.[1]

Osterweis was the author of nine books, mostly about the Southeastern United States, including the Old South, the Lost Cause, and Confederate politician Judah P. Benjamin.[2] He penned a novel about the Confederados, Santarem. Another book was a history of New Haven.[1]

Personal life and death

Osterweis married Mildred Loewenstein.[2] They had four daughters.[2]

Osterweis died in 1982 in Branford, Connecticut.[1][2]

Selected works
  • Osterweis, Rollin G. (1933). Judah P. Benjamin: Statesman of the Lost Cause. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. OCLC 1031734264.
  • Osterweis, Rollin G. (1949). Romanticism and Nationalism in the Old South. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. OCLC 2117668.
  • Osterweis, Rollin G. (1973). The Myth of the Lost Cause, 1865-1900. Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books. OCLC 26037233.

References
  1. Harris, John B. (March 2, 1982). "Retired Yale History Professor, Rollin G. Osterweis, Dies At 74". The Hartford Courant. p. 8. Retrieved May 14, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Rollin G. Osterweis, 74, Dies; History Professor and Author". The New York Times. March 2, 1982. Retrieved May 14, 2018.


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