Jacques Barzun - Wikipedia
Jacques Martin Barzun (/ ˈ b ɑːr z ən /; [1] 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 ]
Jacques Barzun | Cultural Critic, Philosopher, Educator | Britannica
2024年11月26日 · Jacques Barzun 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. Barzun moved to the United States in 1920. He
Jacques Barzun, Historian and Educator, Is Dead at 104 - The New York Times
2012年10月26日 · Jacques Barzun was born on Nov. 30, 1907, in Créteil, a suburb of Paris, the son of Anne-Rose and Henri Martin Barzun. His father was a diplomat and writer with artistic interests.
Columbia Icon Jacques Barzun Dies After Extraordinary Life of ...
2012年10月25日 · 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 | Britannica
Jacques 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. Long associated with Columbia University, he was the author of numerous books ranging widely over art, education, …
Jacques Barzun, 1907–2012 - The Russell Kirk Center
2012年11月5日 · Applied to Jacques Barzun, Buffon’s statement reveals a man at once elegant but unpretentious, a man both sophisticated and humane. Born on November 30, 1907 in Créteil, France, Jacques Barzun was early initiated into the life of the mind. His father, Henri Martin Barzun, was a noted literary scholar and member of the Abbaye group, which ...
Jacques Barzun Biography: America’s Most Loved Historian
2023年7月18日 · Jacques Barzun’s career at Columbia University spanned over 50 years, during which he held various positions, including professor, dean, and provost. Throughout his career, Barzun was known for his commitment to teaching and his advocacy for high academic standards. He was a beloved and respected figure on campus, known for his wit, erudition ...
The Unedited Man - Columbia Magazine
I knew Jacques Barzun ’27CC, ’32GSAS mostly from the Mid-Century Book Society, the second book club he headed with the poet W. H. Auden and the Columbia professor Lionel Trilling ’25CC, ’38GSAS (with whom Barzun taught a renowned graduate seminar from 1946 until 1972). I was associate editor and in charge of the society’s magazine, in which books offered to the …
Jacques Barzun | National Endowment for the Humanities
Barzun’s parents were intellectuals and aesthetes, at the center of the Modernist movement. Everyone came by their home: Apollinaire, Duchamp, and Pound, just to name three. Apollinaire taught little Jacques how to read a watch. In an interview last year, Barzun said that he grew up thinking that “writing was the only career.
Jacques Barzun - Columbia University
Jacques Barzun ( 1907– ) Historian Columbia College 1927, PhD 1932 Faculty 1932-75 In more than half a century of service to Columbia and three decades since, Jacques Barzun has epitomized the potential of liberal education within the University and without. He distinguished himself not only as one of Columbia's most outstanding professors ...