Keith Hitchins
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Born | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | April 2, 1931
Website | history |
Keith Arnold Hitchins (April 2, 1931 – November 1, 2020) was an American
He was born in
Hitchins wrote or edited more than 20 books, most related to Romania.[1] An honorary member of the Romanian Academy since 1991,[2][3] he was awarded the National Order of Merit by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.[4]
Hitchins died on November 1, 2020, at age 89, in the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois.[1] After his death, Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu wrote on Twitter:[3]
We pay homage to professor Keith Hitchins, an American voice of immeasurable value to the academic world. Having an authentic interest and expertise in the history of Romania, he was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. The death of professor Hitchins is a loss to everyone who knew him and knew his work.
— Bogdan Aurescu, 2020.[3]
Publications
- Hitchins, Keith (December 1964). "Samuel Clain and the Rumanian Enlightenment in Transylvania". S2CID 155577846.
- The Rumanian national movement in Transylvania, 1780–1849. Cambridge, MA: OCLC 52045.
- Orthodoxy and nationality: Andreiu Șaguna and the Rumanians of Transylvania, 1846–1873. Cambridge, MA: OCLC 2523561.
- Rumania, 1866–1947. Oxford: OCLC 44961723.
- The Romanians, 1774–1866. Oxford: OCLC 33009873.
- Hitchins, Keith (2014). A concise history of Romania. Cambridge, UK: OCLC 858081302.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Keith Arnold Hitchins". The News-Gazette. 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "A murit istoricul american Keith Hitchins, unul dintre cei mai buni specialiști străini în istoria României". Historia (in Romanian). 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d Iancu, Mariana (3 November 2020). "A murit profesorul american Keith Hitchins, care a venit în România din 1961. A fost urmărit de Securitate până la Revoluție". Adevărul (in Romanian).
- ^ Stoica, Ionel (1 May 2017). "Profesorul american Keith Hitchins, decorat de Klaus Iohannis cu Ordinul Național "Pentru Merit". Distincția a fost înmânată de ambasadorul George Maior". Adevărul (in Romanian).
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