Edward Chase Kirkland (May 24, 1894 – May 24, 1975) was an American historian. He was a professor of Economics History at

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, and the president of the

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and the American Association of University Professors.

Early life

Kirkland was born in 1894. He was awarded the

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for his service in World War I. Kirkland graduated from Dartmouth College, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and he earned a master's degree from the University of Cambridge, followed by a PhD from Harvard University.

Career

Kirkland taught History at Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and

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. He was a professor of economics history at

from 1930 to 1959. Kirkland was the author of several books. He received a

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in 1955. He served as the president of the

and the American Association of University Professors.

Personal life and death

Kirkland had a wife, Ruth, and a son, Edward. He resided in Thetford, Vermont. Kirkland died on May 24, 1975, in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Works (partial list)

* ''The Peacemakers of 1864'' (1927)

References

1894 births 1975 deaths People from Thetford, Vermont Dartmouth College alumni Alumni of the University of Cambridge Harvard University alumni Dartmouth College faculty MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty Brown University faculty Bowdoin College faculty 20th-century American historians 20th-century American male writers Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) American male non-fiction writers {{US-historian-stub