Denis William Brogan
Encyclopedia
Sir Denis William Brogan (born 11 August 1900 in Glasgow
; died 5 January 1974), Scottish
author
and historian
.
He studied in Glasgow
, Oxford
, and Harvard.
From 1939 to 1968, he was a fellow of Peterhouse and professor of political science
in Cambridge
.
In 1963, he received a knighthood.
He was the brother of journalist Colm Brogan
and the father of historian Hugh Brogan
.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
; died 5 January 1974), Scottish
Scotland
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author
Author
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and historian
Historian
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He studied in Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
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, and Harvard.
From 1939 to 1968, he was a fellow of Peterhouse and professor of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
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In 1963, he received a knighthood.
He was the brother of journalist Colm Brogan
Colm Brogan
Colm Brogan was a Scottish journalist and author.He wrote for The Herald and also pamphlets for the Conservative Party...
and the father of historian Hugh Brogan
Hugh Brogan
Denis Hugh Vercingetorix Brogan , known as Hugh Brogan, is a British historian and biographer.-Early life:The son of Sir Denis Brogan, he was educated at St Faith's School, Cambridge, Repton School, and St John's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1959 and MA in 1964...
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Works
- The American Political System (1933) Excerpts
- The Development of modern France, 1870-1939 (1940 and later editions)
- Politics and Law in the United States (1941) Excerpts
- The American Character (1944)
- French Personalities and Problems (1945) Excerpts
- The Era of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1950)
- The Price of Revolution (1951) http://books.google.com/books?id=5sgdAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1
- Politics in America (1954)
- America in the Modern World (1960)
- American Aspects (1964)
- Worlds in Conflict (1967)
- France under the Republic (1974)