Lawrence W. Levine
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Lawrence William Levine was an American historian
. He was born in Manhattan
and died in Berkeley, California
.
in 1955, and from Columbia University
, with a master's degree and a doctorate in 1962.
He taught at the University of California at Berkeley from 1962 to 1994, and at George Mason University
from 1994 to 2005. He was president of the Organization of American Historians
in 1992-93.
He participated in civil rights sit-ins at Berkeley and in the South, and the Free Speech Movement
.
He married Cornelia Roettcher Levine in 1964, with whom he wrote "The People and the President: America's Conversation with FDR"; they had two sons, Joshua Levine and Isaac Levine, and a stepson, Alexander Pimentel.
An award in his name is given by the Organization of American Historians.
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 race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. He was born in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
and died in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
.
Life
He graduated from the City University of New YorkCity University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
in 1955, and from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, with a master's degree and a doctorate in 1962.
He taught at the University of California at Berkeley from 1962 to 1994, and at George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
from 1994 to 2005. He was president of the Organization of American Historians
Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians , formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S...
in 1992-93.
He participated in civil rights sit-ins at Berkeley and in the South, and the Free Speech Movement
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a student protest which took place during the 1964–1965 academic year on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley under the informal leadership of students Mario Savio, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman, Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg, and...
.
He married Cornelia Roettcher Levine in 1964, with whom he wrote "The People and the President: America's Conversation with FDR"; they had two sons, Joshua Levine and Isaac Levine, and a stepson, Alexander Pimentel.
An award in his name is given by the Organization of American Historians.