Barry Dean Karl (born July 23, 1927 in Louisville – died July 7, 2010) was an American educator.
Education
He received a bachelor's degree from the
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...
in 1949, a master's from the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
in 1951, and a Ph.D. from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
in 1961.
Career
He was the associate editor in the Humanities and History at the University of Chicago Press (1951–53). At Harvard, he was the executive secretary to the Committee on General Education (1959–1961) and senior tutor at
Eliot House
Eliot House is one of twelve undergraduate residential Houses at Harvard University. It is one of the seven original houses at the college. Opened in 1931, the house was named after Charles William Eliot, who served as president of the universi ...
(1961–62). He was professor of History at
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...
(1962–68), professor of History at
Brown University (1968–71) and the University of Chicago (1970–1996) where he held the Norman and Edna Freehling Chair in History and the Social Sciences. He chaired the Department of History from 1976 to 1979. At the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...
he chaired the Faculty Committee of the Benton Program for Fellowships in Broadcast Journalism in Broadcast Journalism (1982–86) and the Committee to Plan the University's Centennial. From 1982 to 1988, he served as special advisor to President Hanna Gray. He was also an avid pianist.
Bibliography
*''Executive Reorganization and Reform in the New Deal'' (1963)
*''Charles E. Merriam and the Study of Politics'' (1974)
*''The Uneasy State: The United States from 1915 to 1945'' (1983)
External links
Barry Karl Named First Bloomberg Professor, ''The Harvard University Gazette'', May 15, 1997.
Barry D. Karl, historian of America politics and expert on philanthropy, 1927-2010, "The University of Chicago," July 9, 2010.
Barry D. Karl and the Historical Profession, Stan Katz, "The Chronicle of Higher Education," July 10, 2010.
References
American historians
Educators from Louisville, Kentucky
University of Louisville alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Harvard University alumni
University of Chicago faculty
Harvard Kennedy School faculty
2010 deaths
1927 births
Washington University in St. Louis faculty
Brown University faculty
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