Robert M. Fogelson (born 1937) is an American urban historian. He is an emeritus professor of history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Robert M. Fogelson | |
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Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Urban Historian |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1973) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Oscar Handlin |
Academic work | |
Sub-discipline | Urban history |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Fogelson received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1958 and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1964.[1] His doctoral advisor was Oscar Handlin.[2] Fogelson joined the MIT faculty in 1968 and his scholarship focuses on urban history and urban affairs,[3] including rent control in New York City,[4] the development of suburbs and downtowns,[5][6] city policing and the decline of non-profit cooperative housing.[7][8][9]
Fogelson received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1973.[10]