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Bookmark or Share- Jacques Barzun | BritannicaJacques Barzun (1907-2012) was a French-born American teacher, historian, and author who influenced higher education in the United States by his insistence that undergraduates avoid early specialization and instead be given broad instruction in the humanities.
- Jacques Barzun - WikipediaJacques Martin Barzun (/ ˈ b ɑːr z ən /; November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American historian known for his studies of the history of ideas and cultural history. He wrote about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, mystery novels, and classical music, and was also known as a philosopher of education . [2]
- Columbia Icon Jacques Barzun Dies After Extraordinary Life of ...October 25, 2012. The Columbia University community mourns the loss of Jacques Barzun, who died yesterday in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 104. Whether he is considered as a scholar, teacher, author, academic role model, public intellectual or Columbia University administrator, Professor Barzun had precious few peers.
- Jacques Barzun, Historian and Educator, Is Dead at 104 - The New York TimesOct. 25, 2012. Jacques Barzun, the distinguished historian, essayist, cultural gadfly and educator who helped establish the modern discipline of cultural history and came to see the West as ...
- Jacques Barzun | Cultural Critic, Philosopher, EducatorJacques Barzun (born November 30, 1907, Créteil, France—died October 25, 2012, San Antonio, Texas) was a French-born American teacher, historian, and author who influenced higher education in the United States by his insistence that undergraduates avoid early specialization and instead be given broad instruction in the humanities.
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