Keith Hitchins (1931-2020): Trailblazer, Ambassador, and Elder Statesman of Romanian Studies
Keith Hitchins (1931-2020): Trailblazer, Ambas¬sador, and Elder Statesman of Romanian Studies
Author(s): Paul E. MichelsonSubject(s): Special Historiographies:
Published by: Societatea de Studii Istorice din România
Keywords: Keith Hitchins; Pompiliu Teodor; Andreiu Șaguna; Romanian Studies; Transylvania; Romanian history; historiography; Romanian national movement; South-eastern Europe; Habsburg Monarchy; Orthodox History
Summary/Abstract: The paper is an homage to the life and work of Prof. Keith Hitchins, pioneering American scholar, who was the first American grantee to study in Cold War Romania, 1960-1961. It reviews his illustrious academic career, surveys his outstanding contri-butions to Romanian studies and the Society for Romanian Studies, and evaluates his large impact on Romanian-American academic relations. Finally, it passes in review Prof. Hitchins’ pathbreaking work on the Romanian national movement in Transylvania, on Romanian history as a whole, and on Romanian historiography.
Journal: Archiva Moldaviae
- Issue Year: XII/2020
- Issue No: XII
- Page Range: 409-429
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English