Robert Lacour-Gayet
Robert Lacour-Gayet (July 22, 1896 – March 2, 1989) was a French banking official, historian, author, and educator who taught in the United States after World War II.
Life and career
Lacour-Gayet came from a family of intellectuals, teachers, and historians. His maternal grandfather was Paul Janet, a French philosopher. His father, Georges Lacour-Gayet, was a historian who published a famous biography of Talleyrand. His brother, Jacques Lacour-Gayet [fr], was an economic historian with whom he frequently collaborated. His half-sister, Georgette Elgey, also became a historian.
He served as an artillery officer during World War I, for which he received the
Lacour-Gayet began his teaching career in the United States in 1945 as a Lecturer in Administrative Law at
Beginning in the 1920s, Lacour-Gayet was a regular contributor to Revue des deux mondes, Revue de Paris, Revue d'histoire diplomatique, and L'Actualité économique, among other publications. In the United States, he contributed articles to the Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science in the City of New York and the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, as well as book reviews to the Catholic Historical Review. He was the author, co-author, or editor of nineteen books, ranging from economic histories of France to popular histories of Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the United States.[7]
Bibliography
Books by Robert Lacour-Gayet:
- Les Grandes Crises de l'Histoire de France (1945).
- (with Jacques Lacour-Gayet) De Platon à la Terreur (1948).
- (with Jacques Lacour-Gayet) Monnaie d'hier et de demain (1956).
- (with Jacques Lacour-Gayet) Vingt ans de capitalisme d'Etat (1956).
- La Vie quotidienne aux États-Unis à la veille de la guerre de Sécession, 1830-1860 (1957).
- English edition: Everyday Life in the United States Before the Civil War, 1830-1860 (1969).
- Les Renaissances financières de la France de Saint-Louis à Poincaré (1959).
- Introduction and notes to Mémoires du comte Beugnot (1779-1815) (1959).
- Introduction and notes to Mémoires du général baron Thiebault (1772-1820) (1962).
- Calonne: financier, réformateur, contre-révolutionnaire, 1734-1802 (1963).
- Introduction and notes to Souvenirs du Chancelier Pasquier (1767-1815) (1964).
- English edition: The Memoirs of Chancellor Pasquier, 1767-1815 (1967).
- Histoire du Canada (1966; 2nd ed., 1979).
- Introduction and notes to Mémoires du général baron de Marbot (1799-1815) (1966).
- Histoire de l'Afrique du Sud (1970).
- English edition: A History of South Africa (1977).
- Histoire de l'Australie (1973).
- English edition: A Concise History of Australia (1976).
- Histoire des États-Unis, 4 volumes:
- I: Des origines à la fin de la guerre civile (1976).
- II: De la fin de la guerre civile à Pearl Harbor (1977).
- III: De Pearl Harbor à Kennedy (1979).
- IV: De Kennedy à Reagan (1982).
- Americaines insolites (1986).
A bibliography of the many articles published by Lacour-Gayet during his decade at St. John's is included in the St. John's University publication, Staff Writings 1947-1957.[8]
References
- ^ "Citation for the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters: Dr. Robert Lacour-Gayet," Mar. 23, 1964; Bill Esposito, "Sports," St. John's University Alumni News, Apr. 1964, 3.
- ^ Frank Durgin, "Meeting the Faculty," The Torch, Oct. 16, 1947, 2.
- ^ Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France, 14th edition, 1979-1980; "Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" Schenectady Gazette, May 15, 1956.
- ^ Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France, 14th edition, 1979-1980; "Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" Schenectady Gazette, May 15, 1956.
- ^ "A Professor Departs," Past and Present: A Journal of History and Government 2: (Spring 1957): 2-4.
- ^ "Citation for the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters: Dr. Robert Lacour-Gayet," Mar. 23, 1964.
- ^ Who's Who in France/Qui est qui en France, 14th edition, 1979-1980; "Robert Lacour-Gayet Gives Talk on the 'Parisian Spirit,'" Schenectady Gazette, May 15, 1956.
- ^ Staff Writings 1947-1957. New York: St. John's University, n.d.