Leon Bernard
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Leon Bernard | |
|---|---|
| Died | May 9, 1989 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Tulane University (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | French history |
| Institutions | John Carroll University University of Notre Dame |
Notable works | The Emerging City |
Leon Bernard was an American historian specializing in French history. He was a professor at the University of Notre Dame and the founder of The History Teacher.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Bernard earned his bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1938. Later, he earned graduate degrees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1947 and 1950.[2]
Academic career
[edit]Bernard taught at John Carroll University for one year beginning in 1949. He joined the University of Notre Dame in 1950 and later became a full professor. He remained with the university for 40 years.[2]
In 1967, Bernard founded the peer-reviewed journal, The History Teacher, and served as its editor until its editorial office moved to California State University, Long Beach in 1972.[1][2][3] He also reviewed manuscripts on French history for Macmillan and for the University of Notre Dame Press.[2]
Published works
[edit]During his tenure at the University of Notre Dame, Bernard specialized in, and published several works on 17th-century France, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era.[2]
Bernard received the Koren Prize from the Society for French Historical Studies for the article "French Society and Popular Uprisings Under Louis XIV," published in 1964.[4][5]
In 1972, Bernard published the monograph The Emerging City, published by Duke University Press, which examined Paris in the seventeenth century.[4][5]
He was also named in the Dictionary of American Scholars.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Bernard passed away on died May 9, 1989.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "The History of the History Teacher". Perspectives on History. American Historical Association. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Obituaries, November 1989". Perspectives on History. American Historical Association. 1 November 1989. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "The History Teacher, Volume 47, Number 2: Front Matter" (PDF). The History Teacher. Society for History Education. February 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 "The William Koren Jr. Prize". Society for French Historical Studies. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- 1 2 Pinkney, David H. (1972). "The Emerging City: Paris in the Age of Louis XIV, by Leon Bernard". Political Science Quarterly. 87 (2). The Academy of Political Science: 304–305. doi:10.2307/2147848. Retrieved 23 July 2026.