Ethan H. Shagan
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Ethan H. Shagan is an American
historian of early modern Britain
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Professor Shagan is an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley
, where he also serves as Director of the Center for British Studies. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University
and his Masters and Ph.D. from Princeton University
. He was formerly a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows
, and Wayne V. Jones Research Professor in History at Northwestern University
where he received the E. LeRoy Hall Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is the recipient of a number of awards including the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize
and Morris D. Forkosch Prize from the American Historical Association
, the Roland Bainton Prize from Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
, and the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian of early modern Britain
Early Modern Britain
Early modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain, roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Major historical events in Early Modern British history include the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the...
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Professor Shagan is an Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, where he also serves as Director of the Center for British Studies. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and his Masters and Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
. He was formerly a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows
Harvard Society of Fellows
The Harvard Society of Fellows is a group of scholars selected at the beginning of their careers by Harvard University for extraordinary scholarly potential, upon whom distinctive academic and intellectual opportunities are bestowed in order to foster their individual growth and intellectual...
, and Wayne V. Jones Research Professor in History at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
where he received the E. LeRoy Hall Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is the recipient of a number of awards including the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize
Herbert Baxter Adams Prize
The Herbert Baxter Adams Prize is an annual award of the American Historical Association. It is awarded to new authors of European history. Named in honor of Herbert Baxter Adams, who was from the faculty of Johns Hopkins University and one of the founders of the AHA.Established in 1905, the prize...
and Morris D. Forkosch Prize from the American Historical Association
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
, the Roland Bainton Prize from Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
The Sixteenth Century Society and Conference is a learned society that promotes research on the early modern period. The society is interdisciplinary in membership, welcoming scholars in history, art history, religion, history of science, musicology, dance history, and literary and cultural...
, and the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
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