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Frederic Austin Ogg
1878–1951
A historian and political scientist from Indiana, he built a long career at the University of Wisconsin and became a respected interpreter of American government. He also helped shape the field more broadly through years of editorial work at the American Political Science Review.
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, on February 8, 1878, he studied at DePauw University, Indiana University, and Harvard, where he earned a Ph.D. in history in 1908. After teaching in schools and colleges, he joined the University of Wisconsin in 1914 and remained there for the rest of his career, eventually serving as a professor of political science.
His work moved between history and government, which gave his writing a broad, practical feel. He wrote and edited books on American politics, European institutions, and historical documents, and he became especially well known for explaining how political systems developed and how they worked in practice.
He was also influential as an editor of the American Political Science Review, helping guide one of the field's leading journals for many years. He died in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 23, 1951, but his name remained closely tied to the University of Wisconsin and to the study of political science in the United States.