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Theodore K. Rabb

February 15, 2024

Theodore K. Rabb (March 5, 1937 – January 7, 2019) was an American historian specializing in the early modern period of European history. He was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Princeton University. He was one of the leading scholars in the field of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, focusing on varying topics such as climate history and food history.[1]

Theodore Rabb
Born(1937-03-05)5 March 1937
Teplice-Sanov, Czechoslovakia
Died7 January 2019(2019-01-07) (aged 81)
Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityBritish
EducationQueen's College, Oxford (BA, MA)
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
OccupationHistorian
Known for16th- and 17th-century European history
TitleProfessor of History at Princeton University
SpouseTamar Janowsky
Children3, including Jeremy Rabb

Education edit

Born in Teplice-Sanov, Czechoslovakia, Rabb was raised in London. He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford (B.A., 1958; M.A., 1962) and at Princeton University (M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1961). His Ph.D. advisers were Elmore Harris Harbison and Frank Craven. Rabb was a professor of history at Stanford University, Northwestern University, and Harvard University before becoming an associate professor at Princeton University in 1967.[1]

Career edit

He was a member of the Princeton faculty since 1967, teaching in both the History Department and in Humanistic Studies, an interdisciplinary program. He also directed Princeton's Community College programs.[2]

In 1970, the same year he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, he co-founded the Journal of Interdisciplinary History with Robert I. Rotberg. He was also an advisor for the 1993 television series Renaissance.[3] He was a member of the board of editors of the journals Computers and the Humanities, Computer Studies in the Humanities and Verbal Behavior, and Climatic Change.

He also served on the boards of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Save Venice, and he chaired the National Council for History Education and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.[4]

Bibliography edit

Books edit

  • The Thirty Years' War: Problems of Motive, Extent, and Effect (Boston, 1964)
  • Enterprise and Empire: Merchant and Gentry Investment in the Expansion of England, 1575-1630 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967)
  • The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975)
  • Renaissance Lives: Portraits of an Age (New York: Pantheon Books, 1993)
  • Jacobean Gentleman: Sir Edwin Sandys, 1561-1629 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998)
  • Emergence of International Business 1200-1800, Volume III: Enterprise and Empire (New York: Taylor & Francis, 1999)
  • The Last Days of the Renaissance & the March to Modernity (New York: Basic Books, 2006)
  • Why Does Michelangelo Matter?: A Historian's Questions about the Visual Arts (Palo Alto, California: The Society for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship, 2018). A collection of reviews of art history books and art exhibitions.

As editor edit

With Robert I. Rotberg edit
  • The Family in History: Interdisciplinary Essays (New York: Harper & Row, 1973)
  • Marriage and Fertility: Studies in Interdisciplinary History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1980)
  • Climate and History: Studies in Interdisciplinary History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981)
  • Industrialization and Urbanization: Studies in Interdisciplinary History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981)
  • The New History, the 1980s and Beyond: Studies in Interdisciplinary History (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982)
  • Hunger and History: The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985)
  • Population and Economy: Population and History from the Traditional to the Modern World (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986)
  • Art and History: Images and Their Meaning (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988)
  • The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989)
with Ezra Suleiman edit
  • The Making and Unmaking of Democracy: Lessons from History and World Politics (New York: Routledge, 2002)

Journal articles edit

In the Journal of Interdisciplinary History edit

  • 'The Historian and the Climatologist', 10 (1980): 831-837
  • 'Coherence, Synthesis, and Quality in History', 12 (1981): 315-332
  • 'The Development of Quantification in Historical Research', 13 (1983): 591-601
  • 'The Interdisciplinary Nature of American History', 16 (1985): 103-106
  • 'The Evidence of Art: Images and Meaning in History', 17 (1986): 1-6
  • 'History and Religion: Interpretation and Illumination', 23 (1993): 445-451
  • 'The Historian and Art: A New Maturity', 33 (2002): 87-93
  • 'How Italian Was the Renaissance?', 33 (2003): 569-575
  • 'Opera, Musicology, and History', 36 (2006): 321-330
Review articles edit
  • 'The Historian and the Art Historian', 4 (1973): 107-117
  • 'The Historian and the Art Historian Revisited', 14 (1984): 647-655
  • 'The Historian and the Art Historian, III: Recent Work on the Seventeenth Century', 20 (1990): 437-444
  • 'Historians and Art Historians: A Lowering of Sights?', 27 (1996): 87-94

In Past & Present edit

  • 'Religion and the Rise of Modern Science', 31 (1965): 111-126
  • 'Science, Religion and Society in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries', 33 (1966): 148
  • 'Free Trade and the Gentry in the Parliament of 1604', 40 (1968): 165-173
  • 'The Advent of Printing and the Problem of the Renaissance: A Comment', 52 (1971): 135-140
  • 'The Role of the Commons', 92 (1981): 55-78

Other journals edit

  • 'The Effects of the Thirty Years' War on the German Economy', The Journal of Modern History, 34 (1962): 40-51
  • 'The Editions of Sir Edwin Sandys's "Relation of the State of Religion"', The Huntington Library Quarterly, 26 (1963): 323-336
  • 'Sir Edwin Sandys and the Parliament of 1604', The American Historical Review, 69 (1964): 646-670
  • 'Investment in English Overseas Enterprise, 1575-1630', The Economic History Review, 19 (1966): 70-81
  • 'On Nominalism and Idealism, Historical and Statistical: A Response to Roger Schofield', The Historical Journal, 15 (1972): 788-793
  • 'The Expansion of Europe and the Spirit of Capitalism', The Historical Journal, 17 (1974): 675-689
  • 'Court Festivals of the European Renaissance: Art, Politics and Performance', English Historical Review, 118 (2003): 1384-1385
  • 'Observations - Why Michelangelo Matters: His Spiritual World has Vanished, But the Master's Quest for Perfection is Rightly Irresistible', Commentary, 122 (2006): 56
  • 'Those Who Do Not Learn History...', Chronicle of Higher Education, 53 (2007)
Review articles edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Historian Theodore Rabb, champion of the humanities, dies at 81". Princeton University.
  2. ^ Daum, Andreas W (2016). The Second Generation. Émigrés from Nazi Germany as Historians. With a Biobibliographic Guide. New York: Berghahn. p. 423.
  3. ^ "Theodore K. Rabb". Yale Books. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. ^ Valenti, Denise (January 24, 2019). "Historian Theodore Rabb Champion Humanities Dies at 81". Princeton University - News. Princeton University. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

External links edit

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Theodore K Rabb March 5 1937 January 7 2019 was an American historian specializing in the early modern period of European history He was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Princeton University He was one of the leading scholars in the field of 16th and 17th century Europe focusing on varying topics such as climate history and food history 1 Theodore RabbBorn 1937 03 05 5 March 1937Teplice Sanov CzechoslovakiaDied7 January 2019 2019 01 07 aged 81 Plainsboro Township New Jersey U S NationalityBritishEducationQueen s College Oxford BA MA Princeton University MA PhD OccupationHistorianKnown for16th and 17th century European historyTitleProfessor of History at Princeton UniversitySpouseTamar JanowskyChildren3 including Jeremy Rabb Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 1 1 As editor 3 1 1 1 With Robert I Rotberg 3 1 1 2 with Ezra Suleiman 3 2 Journal articles 3 2 1 In the Journal of Interdisciplinary History 3 2 1 1 Review articles 3 2 2 In Past amp Present 3 2 3 Other journals 3 2 3 1 Review articles 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editBorn in Teplice Sanov Czechoslovakia Rabb was raised in London He studied at The Queen s College Oxford B A 1958 M A 1962 and at Princeton University M A 1960 Ph D 1961 His Ph D advisers were Elmore Harris Harbison and Frank Craven Rabb was a professor of history at Stanford University Northwestern University and Harvard University before becoming an associate professor at Princeton University in 1967 1 Career editHe was a member of the Princeton faculty since 1967 teaching in both the History Department and in Humanistic Studies an interdisciplinary program He also directed Princeton s Community College programs 2 In 1970 the same year he received a Guggenheim Fellowship he co founded the Journal of Interdisciplinary History with Robert I Rotberg He was also an advisor for the 1993 television series Renaissance 3 He was a member of the board of editors of the journals Computers and the Humanities Computer Studies in the Humanities and Verbal Behavior and Climatic Change He also served on the boards of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Save Venice and he chaired the National Council for History Education and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities 4 Bibliography editBooks edit The Thirty Years War Problems of Motive Extent and Effect Boston 1964 Enterprise and Empire Merchant and Gentry Investment in the Expansion of England 1575 1630 Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 1967 The Struggle for Stability in Early Modern Europe Oxford Oxford University Press 1975 Renaissance Lives Portraits of an Age New York Pantheon Books 1993 Jacobean Gentleman Sir Edwin Sandys 1561 1629 Princeton Princeton University Press 1998 Emergence of International Business 1200 1800 Volume III Enterprise and Empire New York Taylor amp Francis 1999 The Last Days of the Renaissance amp the March to Modernity New York Basic Books 2006 Why Does Michelangelo Matter A Historian s Questions about the Visual Arts Palo Alto California The Society for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship 2018 A collection of reviews of art history books and art exhibitions As editor edit With Robert I Rotberg edit The Family in History Interdisciplinary Essays New York Harper amp Row 1973 Marriage and Fertility Studies in Interdisciplinary History Princeton Princeton University Press 1980 Climate and History Studies in Interdisciplinary History Princeton Princeton University Press 1981 Industrialization and Urbanization Studies in Interdisciplinary History Princeton Princeton University Press 1981 The New History the 1980s and Beyond Studies in Interdisciplinary History Princeton Princeton University Press 1982 Hunger and History The Impact of Changing Food Production and Consumption Patterns on Society Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1985 Population and Economy Population and History from the Traditional to the Modern World Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1986 Art and History Images and Their Meaning Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1988 The Origin and Prevention of Major Wars Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1989 with Ezra Suleiman edit The Making and Unmaking of Democracy Lessons from History and World Politics New York Routledge 2002 Journal articles edit In the Journal of Interdisciplinary History edit The Historian and the Climatologist 10 1980 831 837 Coherence Synthesis and Quality in History 12 1981 315 332 The Development of Quantification in Historical Research 13 1983 591 601 The Interdisciplinary Nature of American History 16 1985 103 106 The Evidence of Art Images and Meaning in History 17 1986 1 6 History and Religion Interpretation and Illumination 23 1993 445 451 The Historian and Art A New Maturity 33 2002 87 93 How Italian Was the Renaissance 33 2003 569 575 Opera Musicology and History 36 2006 321 330Review articles edit The Historian and the Art Historian 4 1973 107 117 The Historian and the Art Historian Revisited 14 1984 647 655 The Historian and the Art Historian III Recent Work on the Seventeenth Century 20 1990 437 444 Historians and Art Historians A Lowering of Sights 27 1996 87 94In Past amp Present edit Religion and the Rise of Modern Science 31 1965 111 126 Science Religion and Society in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 33 1966 148 Free Trade and the Gentry in the Parliament of 1604 40 1968 165 173 The Advent of Printing and the Problem of the Renaissance A Comment 52 1971 135 140 The Role of the Commons 92 1981 55 78Other journals edit The Effects of the Thirty Years War on the German Economy The Journal of Modern History 34 1962 40 51 The Editions of Sir Edwin Sandys s Relation of the State of Religion The Huntington Library Quarterly 26 1963 323 336 Sir Edwin Sandys and the Parliament of 1604 The American Historical Review 69 1964 646 670 Investment in English Overseas Enterprise 1575 1630 The Economic History Review 19 1966 70 81 On Nominalism and Idealism Historical and Statistical A Response to Roger Schofield The Historical Journal 15 1972 788 793 The Expansion of Europe and the Spirit of Capitalism The Historical Journal 17 1974 675 689 Court Festivals of the European Renaissance Art Politics and Performance English Historical Review 118 2003 1384 1385 Observations Why Michelangelo Matters His Spiritual World has Vanished But the Master s Quest for Perfection is Rightly Irresistible Commentary 122 2006 56 Those Who Do Not Learn History Chronicle of Higher Education 53 2007 Review articles edit Parliament and Society in Early Stuart England The Legacy of Wallace Notestein The American Historical Review 77 1972 705 714 Early Modern Europe from Above and Below The Journal of Modern History 45 1973 456 462See also editPrinceton University Department of History Princeton UniversityReferences edit a b Historian Theodore Rabb champion of the humanities dies at 81 Princeton University Daum Andreas W 2016 The Second Generation Emigres from Nazi Germany as Historians With a Biobibliographic Guide New York Berghahn p 423 Theodore K Rabb Yale Books Retrieved 13 April 2014 Valenti Denise January 24 2019 Historian Theodore Rabb Champion Humanities Dies at 81 Princeton University News Princeton University Retrieved November 2 2020 External links editAppearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theodore K Rabb amp oldid 1169678499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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