Herbert Baxter Adams

Herbert Baxter Adams (April 16, 1850 – July 30, 1901) was an American educator and historian who brought German rigor to the study of history in America; a founding member of the American Historical Association, and one of the earliest educators using the seminar for teaching history. With a fresh PhD from the Heidelberg University in Germany, Johns Hopkins University brought Adams in as a teaching fellow in history during their inaugural year. Adams stayed with Johns Hopkins until his health failed.

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Herbert Baxter Adams
Herbert Baxter Adams, prominent American historian
Born(1850-04-16)April 16, 1850
Shutesbury, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 30, 1901(1901-07-30) (aged 51)
Amherst, Massachusetts, US
Alma materPhillips Exeter Academy
Amherst College (AB, AM)
University of Heidelberg (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsEducator and historian
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Thesis(Ph.D summa cum laude, without written dissertation) (1876)
Academic advisorsJohann Gustav Droysen
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
Doctoral studentsCharles Homer Haskins
Frederick Jackson Turner
Signature

Adams was instrumental in organizing the American Historical Association. A leading organizer of American graduate schools, he contributed to various reform efforts. His legacy is honored through various awards and professorships at Johns Hopkins University.

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