Beer, Samuel H. (Samuel Hutchison), 1911-2009
Variant namesSamuel Hutchison Beer (b. July 28, 1911, Bucyrus, Ohio-d. April 7, 2009, Washington, D.C.) was a military officer, historian, educator, and Massachusetts political figure. He was a captain in the Office of the U.S. Military Government of Germany (OMGUS) in 1945. In 1946, he joined the faculty of Harvard University where he became one of Harvard's most popular and iconic professors, teaching its undergraduates "Western Thought and Institutions". Later, Beer was the Massachusetts chairman of the Americans for Democratic Action from 1955 to 1957, then its national chairman from 1959 to 1962.
From the description of Beer, Samuel Hutchison, 1911-2009 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10580889
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| referencedIn | Beer family. Beer family papers, 1740-1981 (inclusive), 1827-1981 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Robert Manning papers, 1938-1993. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Samuel H. Beer Papers. 1945 - 1962. Files Related to U.S. Government in Occupied Germany | John F. Kennedy Library | |
| creatorOf | Samuel H. Beer Papers. 1945 - 1962. Americans for Democratic Action Files | John F. Kennedy Library | |
| referencedIn | Beer family papers, 1740-1981, 1827-1981 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | William Ernest Hocking papers | Houghton Library | |
| Samuel H. Beer Papers | John F. Kennedy Library | ||
| referencedIn | Harry Levin papers | Houghton Library |
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| correspondedWith | Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 | person |
| associatedWith | Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | Manning, Robert, 1919- | person |
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Person
Birth 1911-07-28
Death 2009-04-07
Americans
English
