1960s

William H. McNeill (1967-1968)

Feb 12, 1968

“The Idea and Practice of World History” William H. McNeill was the Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Chicago, where he taught for 40 years until his retirement in 1987. He was born in 1917 in Vancouver and educated at the University of Chicago and [...]

Prince Hubertus Zu Loewenstein (1967-1968)

Jan 30, 1968

“How Stable is German Democracy” Prince Hubertus Zu Loewenstein was a German historian and journalist, and an early opponent of Hitler. He fled Germany and moved to the United States to promote anti-Nazism in advance of the Second World War. While still in Germany, he was a [...]