A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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Carl Abbott | |
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Born | 3 December 1944 |
Spouse | Margery Post Abbott [1] |
Website | The Urban West |
Carl Abbott (born December 3, 1944) is an American historian and urbanist, specialising in the related fields of urban history, western American history, urban planning, and science fiction, [2] and is a frequent speaker to local community groups.
Since 1967 Carl has been married to Margery Post Abbott, a Quaker scholar and teacher. [1]
He received a BA in history from Swarthmore College (1966) and a PhD from the University of Chicago (1971). [3] His academic positions have included the University of Denver [4] (1971–72), Old Dominion University (1972–78), [5] and Portland State University (1978–2012). [3] [6] [7] He has also held visiting positions at Mesa University, George Washington University, [8] and the University of Oregon. [9]
He served as president of the Urban History Association (1995), [10] has been a member of the American Historical Association since 1982 [2] and served as president of its Pacific Coach Branch from 2012 until 2013. [11] Other professional service has included co-editorship of the journal of the American Planning Association from 1999 to 2004 [12] and of the Pacific Historical Review from 1997 to 2014. [13]
Abbott has authored or co-authored sixteen books. The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West (1993) received the book award of the Urban History Association [14] and Political Terrain: Washington D.C. from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis (1999) received the book award of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History. [6] He has also published many scholarly articles, chapters, and reviews [15] as well as shorter essays for general readers on his website. [16]
Abbott is also active in fields of public history, working with Portland's Architectural Heritage Center, The Oregon Encyclopedia, [17] the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and is an advocate of community-based history. [2]
A major contributor to this article appears to have a
close connection with its subject. (August 2017) |
Carl Abbott | |
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Born | 3 December 1944 |
Spouse | Margery Post Abbott [1] |
Website | The Urban West |
Carl Abbott (born December 3, 1944) is an American historian and urbanist, specialising in the related fields of urban history, western American history, urban planning, and science fiction, [2] and is a frequent speaker to local community groups.
Since 1967 Carl has been married to Margery Post Abbott, a Quaker scholar and teacher. [1]
He received a BA in history from Swarthmore College (1966) and a PhD from the University of Chicago (1971). [3] His academic positions have included the University of Denver [4] (1971–72), Old Dominion University (1972–78), [5] and Portland State University (1978–2012). [3] [6] [7] He has also held visiting positions at Mesa University, George Washington University, [8] and the University of Oregon. [9]
He served as president of the Urban History Association (1995), [10] has been a member of the American Historical Association since 1982 [2] and served as president of its Pacific Coach Branch from 2012 until 2013. [11] Other professional service has included co-editorship of the journal of the American Planning Association from 1999 to 2004 [12] and of the Pacific Historical Review from 1997 to 2014. [13]
Abbott has authored or co-authored sixteen books. The Metropolitan Frontier: Cities in the Modern American West (1993) received the book award of the Urban History Association [14] and Political Terrain: Washington D.C. from Tidewater Town to Global Metropolis (1999) received the book award of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History. [6] He has also published many scholarly articles, chapters, and reviews [15] as well as shorter essays for general readers on his website. [16]
Abbott is also active in fields of public history, working with Portland's Architectural Heritage Center, The Oregon Encyclopedia, [17] the Oregon Historical Society, and other organizations and is an advocate of community-based history. [2]