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Lawrence S. Wittner

State University of New York at Albany

Lawrence S. Wittner is an American historian whose work has focused extensively on peace movements, foreign policy, and economic inequality. He earned his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University in 1967. His academic career included teaching positions at Hampton Institute and Vassar College, and he taught at the State University of New York at Albany, where he rose to the rank of Professor of History before retiring in 2010. Wittner has authored nine books and edited or co-edited four others, contributing approximately 400 published articles and book reviews. His scholarship has been recognized with several awards, including the Charles DeBenedetti award of the Conference on Peace Research in History in 1989, and the Warren Kuehl Book Prize of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations in 1995. He has also received the Peace History Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

Wittner’s research and activism have frequently addressed global conflict and social justice. His major works include *Rebels Against War: The American Peace Movement, 1941-1960*, *One World or None: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement Through 1953*, and *Resisting the Bomb: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1954-1970*. Beyond his scholarly publications, Wittner has served in leadership roles within the field, including chairing the Peace History Commission of the International Peace Research Association and serving as a former president of the Council on Peace Research in History. He has received major fellowships and grants from institutions such as the American Council of Learned Societies, the Aspen Institute, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

His professional engagement has extended globally, with Wittner having spoken at the United Nations and the Norwegian Nobel Institute, and delivering lectures in numerous countries, including Australia, China, Germany, and Japan.

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