Robert K. Webb
Robert Kiefer Webb(November 23, 1922 – February 15, 2012) was an American historian.[1]
Webb was educated atOberlin College,taking hisABsumma cum laudein 1947.[1]He served in theUnited States ArmyArtillery duringWorld War II,rising tomaster sergeant.[1]In 1951, he received a PhD fromColumbia University.[1]In his historical works, Webb focused on Britain's avoidance of revolution during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as well as religious dissent.[1]
In 1966, he translatedÉlie Halévy'sEra of Tyrannies: Essays on Socialism and War into English.[1]In 1992, he was honored with afestschrift,Religion and Irreligion in Victorian Society: Essays in Honor of R. K. Webbedited by R.W. Davis and R.J. Helmstadter.[1]
In 1995, he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities as "the leading ally of Australian historians and the main proponent of Australian historical scholarship in the United States and, indeed, in Great Britain. His authority, integrity, great personal charm and wide acquaintance make him a powerful advocate for Australia in American and British scholarly circles."[2]
Webb was survived by his wife Patty Webb, their daughters Emily Martin and Margaret Pressler, and six grandchildren.
Works
[edit]- The British Working Class Reader, 1790–1848: Literacy and Social Tension(1955).
- Harriet Martineau: A Radical Victorian(1960).
- Modern England(1968).
- (with Peter Gay),Modern Europe since 1815(1980).
Notes
[edit]- ^abcdefgSandra Herbert, 'In Memoriam: Robert K. Webb (1922–2012)',Perspectives on History(1 November 2012).
- ^Australian Academy of the Humanities, 'Robert K Webb 1922-2012', "The Australian Academy of the Humanities Annual Report 2012-13"
