Dixon Wecter

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Dixon Wecter
BornJanuary 12, 1906
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 24, 1950(1950-06-24) (aged 44)
EducationBaylor University
Yale University
OccupationHistorian
SpouseElizabeth Farrar

Dixon Wecter (January 12, 1906 – June 24, 1950) was an American historian. He was "the first professor of American History" at the University of Sydney, and the Margaret Byrne Professor of United States History at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the author of three books.

Early life

Wecter was born on January 12, 1906, in

Rhodes Scholar between 1928 and 1930,[3] and he earned a PhD from Yale University in 1936.[2]

Career

Wecter joined the English faculty at the

Guggenheim Fellow in 1942-1943.[2]

Wecter became "the first professor of American history" at the University of Sydney in 1945.[1] He was finally appointed as the Margaret Byrne Professor of United States History at the University of California, Berkeley in 1949-1950.[1]

Wecter was the author of three books, including one about Edmund Burke.

Personal life and death

Wecter married Elizabeth Farrar in 1937.[1][4]

Wecter died on June 23, 1950, in Sacramento, California.[2][4][5][6]

Selected works

  • Wecter, Dixon (1937). The Saga of American Society: A Record of Social Aspiration, 1607–1937. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
    OCLC 889585904
    .
  • Wecter, Dixon (1939). Edmund Burke and his Kinsmen: A Study of the Statesman's Financial Integrity and Private Relationships. Boulder, Colorado: University of Colorado Press. .
  • Wecter, Dixon (1941). The Hero in America: A Chronicle of Hero-Worship. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
    OCLC 516153
    .

References

  1. ^
    Calisphere
    . Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "DIXON WECTER". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 204.
  4. ^
    Newspapers.com
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  6. ^ "Death Takes Dixon Wecter, Ex-Professor". Los Angeles Times. 26 June 1950. p. 5.