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Charles A. Beard

1874 - 1948

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Charles Austin Beard (November 27, 1874 – September 1, 1948) was an American historian and professor, who wrote primarily during the first half of the 20th century. A history professor at Columbia University, Beard's influence is primarily due to his publications in the fields of history and political science. His works included a radical re-evaluation of the Founding Fathers of the United States, whom he believed to be more motivated by economics than by philosophical principles. Beard's most influential book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (1913), has been the subject of great controversy ever since its publication. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles A. Beard is the 432nd most popular historian (up from 466th in 2019), the 7,630th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,848th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Charles A. Beard ranks 432 out of 561. Before him are Alain Daniélou, Stephen E. Ambrose, Ilya Berezin, Albrecht Weber, Martin van Creveld, and Daniel J. Boorstin. After him are Henry James Sumner Maine, Zdeněk Nejedlý, Abu Shama, Edward Duyker, Cyril Mango, and G. M. Trevelyan.

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Among people born in 1874, Charles A. Beard ranks 190. Before him are Jan Černý, Hjalmar Johansson, Nikolai Semashko, Adolf Brand, Conrad Magnusson, and Mary Garden. After him are Grantley Goulding, Honus Wagner, Vasily Yan, Manuel Machado, George Sheldon, and Frederic Clements. Among people deceased in 1948, Charles A. Beard ranks 161. Before him are Dale Fuller, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, Harry Brearley, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, Pencho Zlatev, and Georg Kulenkampff. After him are Carl Hårleman, Malcolm Campbell, Ladislav Troják, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Julius Curtius, and Alice Salomon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles A. Beard ranks 7,632 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Hovhaness (1911), Martin Klebba (1969), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Joe Kennedy III (1980), Sidney Johnson (1877), and Margaret O'Brien (1937). After him are Tracey Walter (1947), William Dwight Whitney (1827), Norris Bradbury (1909), Jon Gries (1957), Frankie Knuckles (1955), and Juanita Moore (1914).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Charles A. Beard ranks 29. Before him are Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Stanley G. Payne (1934), Stephen Greenblatt (1943), Mary Ritter Beard (1876), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), and Daniel J. Boorstin (1914). After him are Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), John King Fairbank (1907), Charles Homer Haskins (1870), Robert Jay Lifton (1926), and Lothrop Stoddard (1883).

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