Richard Pipes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Pipes

American historian

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1923

Place of Birth: Cieszyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 17-May-2018

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Richard Edgar Pipes (Polish: Ryszard Pipes; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American academic who specialized in Russian history, particularly with respect to the Soviet Union, who espoused a strong anti-communist point of view throughout his career.
In 1976 he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency who analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership.
Pipes was the father of American historian Daniel Pipes. Pipes was born to a Jewish family in Cieszyn, Poland, which fled the country as refugees after it was invaded by Nazi Germany.
Settling in the United States in 1940, he became a naturalized citizen in 1943 while serving in the United States Army Air Corps. From 1958 to 1996, Pipes worked at Harvard University.