George Matthew Dutcher

George Matthew Dutcher (October 16, 1874 – February 22, 1959) was an American historian and professor at Wesleyan University.

George Matthew Dutcher
Born(1874-10-16)October 16, 1874
DiedFebruary 22, 1959(1959-02-22) (aged 84)
East Hampton, New York, United States
Alma materCornell University (PhD)
SpouseAndrienne Van Winkle

He was born on 16 September 1874, in Pleasant Valley, New York.[1]

He received a BA and a PhD from Cornell University, where he studied under historian George Burr, as well as an LLD (honorary degree) from Allegheny College in 1939.[1]

He was a member of the Acorn Club, the Phi Beta Kappa, and was vice-president of the Connecticut Historical Society from 1945 to 1954.[1]

He married Andrienne Van Winkle. He died on February 22, 1959, at Resthaven Hospital in East Hampton, New York.[2]

Works

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  • The Political Awakening of the East: Studies of Political Progress in Egypt, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines (The Abingdon Press, 1925)[3][4][5][6]
  • A Guide to Historical Literature (1937), editor[7][8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Full text of 'The Annual report of the Connecticut Historical Society'". archive.org. Connecticut Historical Society. 1894. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. "Obituary for George Matthew Dutcher (Aged 84)". Poughkeepsie Journal. February 24, 1959. p. 20. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. "Catalog Record: The political awakening of the East; studies..." catalog.hathitrust.org. HathiTrust Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  4. Andrews, Arthur I. (August 1925). "The Political Awakening of the East. Studies of Political Progress in Egypt, India, China, Japan and the Philippines". American Political Science Review. 19 (3): 633–634. doi:10.2307/2939149. ISSN 1537-5943.
  5. Riker, T. W. (June 1, 1926). "'The Political Awakening of the East; Studies of Political Progress in Egypt, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines'. By George Matthew Dutcher. (New York and Cincinnati: The Abingdon Press, 1925. 372 p. 2)". Journal of American History. 13 (1): 98–99. doi:10.2307/1892571. ISSN 0021-8723.
  6. Hayden, Ralston (1926). "Review of The Political Awakening of the East: Studies of Political Progress in Egypt, India, China, Japan, and the Philippines, by G. M. Dutcher". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 124: 195–196. JSTOR 1016269.
  7. "A guide to historical literature Catalog Record". quod.lib.umich.edu. University of Michigan. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  8. Grose, Clyde L. (September 1, 1932). "'A Guide to Historical Literature'. Edited by George Matthew Dutcher, Henry Robinson Shipman, Sidney Bradshaw Fay, Augustus Hunt Shearer and William Henry Allison. (New York: Macmillan Company, 1931. xxviii + 1222 pp. $10.50.)". Journal of American History. 19 (2): 265–267. doi:10.2307/1891458. ISSN 0021-8723.