Robert H. Bremner
Robert Hamlett Bremner | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1917 |
| Died | 2002 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Years active | 1950s - 1990s |
| Spouse | Catherine |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Parent(s) | George L. Bremner and Sue Hamlett Bremner |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Baldwin Wallace College BA (1938) Ohio State University MA (1939), PhD (1943) |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Philanthropy, social history |
| Main interests | social thought, social welfare, philanthropy, and poverty |
| Notable works | American Philanthropy (1960) |
Robert Hamlett Bremner (1917-2002) was professor emeritus of history at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he taught from 1946 until he retired in 1980. He is the author of American Philanthropy (1960) which was republished in a revised edition in 1988, The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996.