Robin Winks

(1930–2003) Historian United States

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Robin Winks was a historian from the United States, best known for A History of Civilization.

Quick Facts About Robin Winks

Born: December 5, 1930
Died: April 7, 2003
Nationality: United States
Profession: Historian
Notable works: A History of Civilization

About Robin Winks

Robin W. Winks was an American academic, historian, diplomat, writer on the subject of fiction, especially detective novels, and advocate for the National Parks. After joining the faculty of Yale University in 1957, he rose in 1996-1999 to become the Randolph Townsend Professor of History and Master of Berkeley College. At Oxford University he served as George Eastman Professor in 1992-3, and as Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History in 1999-2000.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Guggenheim Fellowship

Quotes by Robin Winks

For the academic the rhetorical sense of superiority through the possession of knowledge is essential for facing the daily grind, turning again…

Robin Winks

Academic

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O truly enjoy... [a university], the individual-student or faculty-must harbor a well-calibrated sense of annoyance at the institution, entering into a muted…

Robin Winks

Annoyance

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