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Frederic Austin Ogg
1878–1951
A longtime University of Wisconsin scholar, he helped shape the study of government in the United States through influential teaching, editing, and writing. His books made political history and public institutions easier for general readers and students to understand.
3 Audiobooks
The Reign of Andrew Jackson: A Chronicle of the Frontier in Politics
by Frederic Austin Ogg
The Old Northwest: A Chronicle of the Ohio Valley and Beyond
by Frederic Austin Ogg
The Governments of Europe
by Frederic Austin Ogg
About the author
Born in Solsberry, Indiana, in 1878, Frederic Austin Ogg studied at DePauw University, Indiana University, and Harvard, where he earned a Ph.D. in history. After teaching in schools and colleges, he joined the University of Wisconsin in 1914 and remained a major figure there for decades.
Ogg was known as a political scientist, historian, author, and editor. He served as a professor and later chaired Wisconsin's political science department, and he was also president of the American Political Science Association. From the 1920s into the late 1940s, he edited the American Political Science Review, giving him a lasting role in shaping the field.
He also wrote and co-wrote widely used books on American government and political history, including works on Andrew Jackson, European governments, and the Old Northwest. He died in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1951, but his name remained familiar on campus for years through Ogg Hall and through the scholarly legacy he left behind.