A Source Book of Mediæval History: Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance

by Frederic Austin Ogg

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Genres: History

518 pages, Paperback

First published March 23, 2012

About the author

Historian and political scientist, was born in Solsberry, Indiana, the son of William R. Ogg and Sarah S. Law, farmers. The family later moved to Greencastle, Indiana, so that Ogg could attend college at DePauw University. He graduated in 1899 and earned a master’s degree from Indiana University in 1900. Ogg began his teaching career in Indianapolis at the Manual Training High School. He married Emma Virginia Perry in 1903; they had no children. He completed his thesis, “Slave Property as an Issue in Anglo-American Diplomacy, 1782–1828,” and received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University in 1908.

As a distinguished scholar of political science, Ogg authored over 20 volumes, many of which were core curriculum in this field of study. He also served as editor of the American Political Science Review from 1926 to 1949 and in 1941, was named President of the American Political Science Association.