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Robert Joseph Kerner
1887–1956
An influential American historian of eastern Europe, he helped build Slavic studies into a serious academic field in the United States. His work at Berkeley and his long interest in Russia, the Balkans, and central Europe made him a key guide to a region many American readers were only beginning to understand.
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The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement
by Alexander Petrunkevitch, Frank Alfred Golder, Samuel N. (Samuel Northrup) Harper, Robert Joseph Kerner
About the author
Born in Chicago on August 26, 1887, Robert Joseph Kerner became an American scholar known for his work on eastern European history. He studied at the University of Chicago and Harvard, then taught at the University of Missouri before moving to the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent much of his career.
At Berkeley, he became a major force in the growth of Slavic and eastern European studies. He taught Russian and eastern European history, helped found Berkeley's Institute of Slavic Studies, and earned a reputation as an expert on the politics and history of the region.
Kerner also edited and wrote works that introduced English-language readers to places such as Yugoslavia and the wider Slavic world. He died in Berkeley, California, on November 29, 1956, leaving behind a scholarly legacy tied to the rise of eastern European studies in American universities.