Howard Spodek (November 4, 1941 – August 20, 2023) was an American world historian, a professor of history and geography and urban studies at Temple University.[1][2] He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1963 and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1972; while a graduate student, he visited India as a Fulbright Fellow.[1][3] He joined the Temple faculty in 1972.[3] As well as his faculty position at Temple, Spodek was the treasurer of the World History Association[4] and a member of the editorial board of History Compass.[5]
Spodek specialized in Indian history, and in particular on the city of Ahmedabad.[6] He was the author of The World's History, a college textbook that is sometimes also used for high school Advanced Placement history courses and that has gone through four editions.[7] He won Temple's Great Teacher Award in 1993.[3][8]
Howard Spodek was born on November 4, 1941.[9] He was a 1959 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh.[citation needed]
Howard Spodek died at his home in Philadelphia, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 81.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Faculty listing, History department, Temple University Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ Faculty listing, Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ a b c About the author, The World's History, 4th ed.
- ^ World History Association officers Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ History Compass : Editorial Board[permanent dead link], retrieved 2010-03-24.
- ^ Professor sees Philadelphia in an Indian city Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, Temple News, October 19, 2000.
- ^ The World's History, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2010, 978-0205708376.
- ^ A Top Temple Teacher Gets Students Talking Every Year, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1993.
- ^ "Howard Spodek". Legacy. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "American historian Howard Spodek, known for long association with Ahmedabad, dies at 82". The Indian Express. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
edit- Web site at Geography and Urban Studies, Temple
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