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John J. O'Connor (historian)
John Joseph O'Connor (November 9, 1904 – June 5, 1978) was an American historian, sociologist, author, and educator who specialized in social justice and improving interfaith dialogue, relations between different racial and religious groups. Early life O'Connor was born in Washington, D.C. to John D. O'Connor and Mary Roche O'Connor. He attended Georgetown University and received an A.B. (1926), A.M. (1927), LL.B. (1931), and Ph.D. (1936).Mihanovich, Clement S. "Who's Who among Catholic Sociologists." ''American Catholic Sociological Review'' 7, no. 3 (1946): 190-191, JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/3707894. His dissertation topic was ''Persecution in the Reign of Mary Tudor''. Academic career After receiving his master's degree, O'Connor began his teaching career at Georgetown where he progressed from instructor of history to assistant professor (1927-1936). He then moved to St. John's University (New York City), St. John's University as assistant professor (1936-1939), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity During the ''Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt'' trial, people became aware that the court needed to identify what was an "objective historian" in the same vein as the reasonable person, and reminiscent of the standard traditionally used in English law of "the man on the Clapham omnibus". This was necessary so that there would be a legal benchmark to compare and contrast the scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
