Davidson, Eugene, 1902-2002

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Birth 1902-09-22
Death 2002-01-15
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History and Biographical Note

Eugene Arthur Davidson. Born: Sept. 22, 1902, New York. Died: Jan. 15, 2002, in Santa Barbara.

Graduate of Yale University, 1927.

Editor of Yale University Press, 1931-1957.

President and Director of the Foundation for Foreign Affairs (Washington, D.C.), 1957-1970.

Editor of Modern Age (Chicago, IL), 1960-1970.

Chair and Board of Directors, Conference on European Problems, 1970s-1990s.

Works include (in chronological order):

The Death and Life of Germany: An Account of the American Occupation (Knopf, 1959, 1961; Missouri, 1999) The Trial of the Germans (Macmillan, 1966; Missouri, 1997) Introduction to Albert Speer's Inside the Third Reich (Macmillan, 1970) The Nuremberg Fallacy: Wars and War Crimes since World War II (Macmillan, 1973) The Making of Adolf Hitler (Macmillan, 1977; Missouri, 1997) The Unmaking of Adolf Hitler (Missouri, 1996) Reflections on a Disruptive Decade (Missouri, 2000) The Narrow Path of Freedom and Other Essays (Missouri, 2002)

Also, contributions to: American Historical Review, American Mercury, Modern Age, Saturday Review of Literature, and Yale Review .

Copies of Eugene Davidson's major published works have been cataloged separately and may be searched on Pegasus, the UCSB Libraries online catalog.

From the guide to the Eugene Davidson Collection, ca. 1917-2002, (University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections)

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  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Third Reich
  • World War II

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