Richard Pipes
American historian (1923–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Edgar Pipes (Yiddish: ריכארד פּיִפּעץ Rikhard Pipets; Polish: Ryszard Pipes; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings also appear in Commentary, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement.
Richard Pipes | |
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Born | (1923-07-11)July 11, 1923 |
Died | May 17, 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 94) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | Polish American |
Citizenship | Poland (1923–1943) United States (1943–2018) |
Education | Muskingum College Cornell University Harvard University |
Spouse | Irene Eugenia Roth |
Children | Daniel Pipes, Steven Pipes |
Awards | National Humanities Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Russian history |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Karpovich |
Doctoral students | John V. A. Fine, Anna Geifman, Abbott Gleason, Edward L. Keenan, Peter Kenez, Eric Lohr, Michael Stanislawski, Richard Stites, Lee In-ho |
At Harvard University, Pipes taught large courses on Imperial Russia as well as the Russian Revolution and guided over 80 graduate students to their PhDs. In 1976, he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership. Pipes is the father of American historian Daniel Pipes.[1][2]