Rudolph Binion
Rudolph Binion was an American historian and author who taught at Brandeis University.
Early life and education
Binion was born in New York City in 1927 to an Austro-Hungarian father and an American mother; he had at least one sibling, a sister.He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from Columbia University in 1958.
Career
Binion began his career history teaching at Rutgers University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Columbia University, as well as serving in the United States Army. In 1967, he joined the faculty at Brandeis University, where he eventually served as the Leff Family Professor of Modern European History. Aside from spending a year at Collège [de France] as a visting scholar, Binion remained at Brandeis until his retirement.Awards and honours
Binion received the AHA Prize in [European International History] in 1960 for his work Defeated Leaders: The Political Fate of Cailleux, Jouvenel, and Tardieu.Personal life
He was married to Elena Lagrange.He died at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts in May 2011, following a long illness.