Robert V. Remini | |
|---|---|
 Remini in 2005 | |
| Born | Robert Vincent Remini July 17, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 2013 (aged 91) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, writer |
| Spouse | Ruth T. Kuhner |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Fordham University (BS) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Main interests | Jacksonian era |
| Historian of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Jeffrey (1995) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Wasniewski |
Robert Vincent Remini (July 17, 1921 – March 28, 2013) was an American historian and a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He wrote numerous books about President Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian era, most notably a three-volume biography of Jackson. For the third volume of Andrew Jackson, subtitled The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845, he won the 1984 U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction.[1] Remini was widely praised for his meticulous research on Jackson and thorough knowledge of him. His books portrayed Jackson in a mostly favorable light and he was sometimes criticized for being too partial towards his subject.[2][3]
Remini also wrote biographies of other early 19th century Americans, namely Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and Joseph Smith. He served as Historian of the United States House of Representatives from 2005 until 2010 and wrote a history of the House, which was published in 2006.
- ^ "National Book Awards – 1984". National Book Foundation. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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Timeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Banner Jr., James M. (July 15, 1984). "'Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845' by Robert V. Remini". The New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2017.