Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr. AKA Arthur Alphonse Ekirch, Jr. Born: 15-Dec-1915 Birthplace: New York City Died: 5-Feb-2000 Cause of death: Heart Attack
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Historian Nationality: United States Executive summary: The Decline of American Liberalism Military service: Civilian Public Service Camp (as Conscientious Objector, 1944-45) Wife: Dorothy Gustafson (m. 1940, until his death, two daughters, one son) Daughter: Caryl Williams Daughter: Cheryl Remley Son: Roger Ekirch
University: BA, Dartmouth College (1937) University: MA History, Columbia University (1938) University: PhD History, Columbia University (1943) Professor: Hofstra University (1946-47) Professor: American University (1947-65) Professor: SUNY Albany (1965-86)
Phi Beta Kappa Society Guggenheim Fellowship 1953
Author of books:
The Idea of Progress in America, 1815-1860 (1944, intellectual history) The Decline of American Liberalism (1955, politics) The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Anti-Militarist Tradition (1956, social studies) The American Democratic Tradition: A History (1963, politics) Man and Nature in America (1963, history) Ideas, Ideals, and American Diplomacy: A History of Their Growth and Interaction (1966, international affairs) Ideologies and Utopias: The Impact of the New Deal on American Thought (1969, politics) The Challenge of Democracy. A Concise History of Social Thought and Political Action (1973, politics) Progressivism in America: A Study of the Era from Theodore Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson (1974, politics)
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