Edward C. Kirkland

Edward Chase Kirkland (May 24, 1894 – May 24, 1975) was an American historian. He was a professor of Economics History at Bowdoin College, and the president of the Organization of American Historians and the American Association of University Professors.

Early life
Kirkland was born in 1894. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in World War I.

Kirkland graduated from Dartmouth College, where he earned a bachelor's degree, and he earned a master's degree from the University of Cambridge, followed by a PhD from Harvard University.

Career
Kirkland taught History at Dartmouth College, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brown University. He was a professor of economics history at Bowdoin College from 1930 to 1959.

Kirkland was the author of several books. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1955. He served as the president of the Organization of American Historians and the American Association of University Professors.

Personal life and death
Kirkland had a wife, Ruth, and a son, Edward. He resided in Thetford, Vermont.

Kirkland died on May 24, 1975, in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Works (partial list)

 * The Peacemakers of 1864 (1927)