Shapiro, Henry, 1906-1991

Journalist; died 1991.

From the description of Henry Shapiro papers, 1920-1992 (bulk 1931-1973). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983664

Biographical Note

• 1906, Apr. 19: Born, Vaslui, Romania
• 1920: Emigrated to United States
• 1928: Naturalized United States citizen
• 1929: A.B., College of the City of New York, New York, N.Y.
• 1932: J.D., Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1933: Studied at Moscow Law Institute, Moscow, USSR
• 1934 - 1937 : Moscow correspondent, New York Herald Tribune, Morning Post of London, and Reuters of London
• 1937 - 1973 : Chief correspondent and manager of Moscow bureau, United Press International
• 1937: Married Ludmilla Nikitina
• 1942: First American correspondent to file an eyewitness report from the Battle of Stalingrad
• 1953: First westerner to report Joseph Stalin's death
• 1954: Published L'U.R.S.S. après Staline (n.p.: Gallimard. 254 pp.)
• 1955: Nieman Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1962 - 1963 : Visiting lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
• 1973: Retired from United Press International and moved to Madison, Wis.
• 1973 - 1979 : Kemper K. Knapp professor and adjunct professor, University of Wisconsin School of Journalism, Madison, Wis.
• 1991, Apr. 4: Died, Madison, Wis.

From the guide to the Henry Shapiro Papers, 1920-1992, (bulk 1931-1973), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)