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

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 {{Louisville-stub