Universities: American - English - German

by Abraham Flexner

This vintage book contains Abraham Flexner's 1930 overview of higher education, " American - English - German". A fascinating and detailed analysis of western universities in the early twentieth century, Flexner's study will appeal to academics, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. Abraham Flexner (1866-1959) was an American educator and reformer. He is most famous for his important role in reforming medical and higher education twentieth-century America and Canada. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

392 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1932

About the author

Critical report of American educator Abraham Flexner on American and Canadian medical schools in 1910 resulted in a sweeping reform.

People best know his role in the 20th century of higher education in the United States.

After founding and directing a college-preparatory school in his hometown, Flexner in 1908 published a critical assessment of the state of the American educational system, titled The American College: A Criticism . His work attracted the Carnegie foundation to commission an evaluation in depth into 155 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. His resultant self-titled Flexner Report , published in 1910, sparked reform in the United States. Flexner also founded the institute for advanced study, which in Princeton brought together some of the greatest minds in history to collaborate on intellectual discovery and research.