John C. Rule
John Corwin Rule | |
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| Born | March 2, 1929 French history |
| Notable works | A World of Paper |
John Corwin Rule, (2 March 1929
French history at Ohio State University from 1958 to 1995.[1]
Early life and education
The son of Corwin Rule and Elaine Rule, John Rule attended
Nicolas de Lamoignon de Basville and the Protestants of the Languedoc, 1685-1702."[2] He went on to Harvard University, where he completed his doctorate in history in 1958 with a thesis on "The preliminary negotiations leading to the Peace of Utrecht, 1709-1712".[3]
Academic career
In his final year of graduate study at Harvard in 1957–58, Rule taught history at
Folger Library, and the Huntington Library
.
His last book, A World of Paper (co-written with Ben S. Trotter) won the American Historical Association's Leo Gershoy Award in 2015.[4]
The
Ohio State University Foundation established in his memory the Elaine S. and John C. Rule Study Abroad Fund for graduate student travel.[1]
Published works
Books
- A select bibliography for students of history, edited by John C. Rule, et al. (1957).
- Bibliography of works in the philosophy of history, 1945-1957, edited by John C. Rule, et al. (1961).
- The character of Philip II: the problem of moral judgments in history (1963).
- Louis XIV and the craft of kingship (1969).
- Louis XIV (1973)
- Observations from the Hague and Utrecht: William Harrison's letters to Henry Watkins, 1711-1712, edited by Linda Frey, Marsha Frey, and John C. Rule. (1979)
- A World of Paper: Colbert de Torcy, and the Rise of the Information State, by John C. Rule and Ben S. Trotter (2014)
Contributions
- "The Old Regime in America: A Review of Recent Interpretations of France in America" in The William and Mary Quarterly, Third Series, Vol. 19, No. 4, (1962).
- "Paul Vaucher: Historian" in French Historical Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1, (Spring 1967).
- "William F. Church, 1912-1977" by A. Lloyd Moote and John C. Rule in French Historical Studies, Vol. 10, No. 3, (Spring 1978).
- "France caught between two balances: the dilemma of 1688" in The Revolution of 1688-1689: changing perspectives, edited by Lois G. Schwoerer (1992).
- "A Career in the Making: The Education of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Torcy" in French Historical Studies, Vol. 19, No. 4, (Autumn 1996).
- "The king in his council: Louis XIV and the Conseil d'en haut" in Royal and republican sovereignty in early modern Europe: essays in memory of Ragnhild Hatton, edited by Robert Oresko, G.C. Gibbs, and H.M. Scott (1997).
References
- ^ a b "Obituary for John C. Rule". schoedinger.com.
- ^ Stanford University Library catalogue
- ^ Harvard University Library catalog
- ^ "American Historical Association Announces the 2015 Prize Winners | Perspectives on History | AHA". www.historians.org.
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