David E. Barclay (born July 12, 1948) is an American

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and the author of several books on

German history The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as ''Germania'', thus distinguishing it from Gaul. The victory of the Cherusci, Germanic tribes ...

. He received his

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in history from

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

in 1975, where he studied under Gordon A. Craig. He taught at

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by American Baptist Churches USA, Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, K ...

from 1974 to 2016, and served as the Executive Director of the

German Studies Association The German Studies Association (GSA) is an international organization of scholars in history, literature, economics, cultural studies, and political science who study Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The organization began in 1976 as the Wester ...

for over a decade. Barclay was named a 2006-07 Berlin Prize Winner by the

American Academy in Berlin The American Academy in Berlin is a private, independent, nonpartisan research and cultural institution in Berlin dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the long-term intellectual, cultural, and political ties between the United States and German ...

Works

* ''Rudolf Wissell als Sozialpolitiker 1890–1933''. Einzelveröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission zu Berlin, vol. 44. Berlin: Colloquium Verlag, 1984. * ''Frederick William IV and the Prussian Monarchy 1840–1861''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. * ''Transatlantic Images and Perceptions: Germany and America since 1776''. Co-edited with Elsabeth Glaser-Schmidt. Cambridge University Press, 1997. * ''Between Reform and Revolution: German Socialism and Communism from 1840 to 1990''. Co-edited with Eric D. Weitz. Berghahn Books, 1998. * ''Schaut auf diese Stadt. Der unbekannte Ernst Reuter.'' Translated by Ilse Utz. Berlin: Siedler Verlag, 2000.

References

Kalamazoo College

The German Studies Association
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