L. S. Stavrianos
Born1913
DiedMarch 23, 2004(2004-03-23) (aged 91)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Clark University
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
InstitutionsQueens, Smith, Northwestern, UCSD

Leften Stavros Stavrianos (1913 – March 23, 2004) was a Greek-Canadian historian.[1] His most influential books are considered to be A Global History: From Prehistory to the 21st Century and The Balkans since 1453.[1][2] He was one of the first historians to challenge Orientalist views of the Ottoman Empire.

Biography

Stavrianos was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1913. He received a B.A. in history from the University of British Columbia, and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.[1]

Stavrianos joined the faculty of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.[2] He then became a professor at Northwestern University in 1946. After retiring from Northwestern in 1973, Stavrianos joined the University of California, San Diego Department of History until 1992.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Quill, Patricia (31 March 2004). "In Memoriam: Professor Leften Stavros Stavrianos". ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Jack (4 April 2004). "Leften Stavros Stavrianos, 91; UCSD adjunct history professor". The San Diego Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.