Howard K. Beale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Howard K. Beale

American historian

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1899

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1959

Profession: historian, university teacher, historian of the modern age

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Howard Kennedy Beale (April 8, 1899 – December 27, 1959) was an American historian.
He had several temporary appointments before becoming a professor of history at the University of North Carolina in 1935.
His most famous student was C.
Vann Woodward, who adopted the Beard-Beale approach to Reconstruction.
He went to the University of Wisconsin in 1948, where he directed many dissertations.
He specialized in nineteenth and twentieth-century American history, particularly the Reconstruction Era, and the foreign policy of the early 20th century.
He was a noted civil libertarian and advocate for academic freedom.