Charles Capper (1944 – July 1, 2021) was an American historian known for his work on Transcendentalism and his biographies of Margaret Fuller.
Charles Capper | |
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Born | 1944 |
Died | July 1, 2021 | (aged 76–77)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University University of California, Berkeley |
Awards | Bancroft Prize (1993) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Intellectual history |
Institutions | Boston University (2001-) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1986-2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Henry May |
Capper graduated from Johns Hopkins University and UC Berkeley with an M.A. and Ph.D. in history. From 1986 until 2001, he was a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since 2001 he has been Professor of History at Boston University.[1] In 1993, his first book, Margaret Fuller: An American Romantic Life, won the Bancroft Prize. Seven editions of his volume The American Intellectual Tradition, co-edited with David Hollinger, have been published.[2] In 2002, Capper co-founded the journal Modern Intellectual History with Nicholas Phillipson and Anthony J. La Vopa.[3] He died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 1, 2021, from complications of Parkinson's disease.[4]