Robert N. Burr
Robert N. Burr (October 15, 1916 – December 8, 2014) was an American historian. He was a professor of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1948 to 1987, where he established the Latin American Studies program and served as its chair department from 1973 to 1977. He was the author of four widely reviewed books about Latin America and the recipient of scholarly awards. Early life Robert N. Burr was born on October 15, 1916, in Rochester, New York. His father was John Edwin Burr and his mother, Ethel Bills. Burr graduated from the University of Rochester. He received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Career Burr worked for the General Railway Signal during World War II. He subsequently did contract work for the Brookings Institution. Burr taught history at Rutgers University from 1946 to 1948. He joined the department of history at the University of California, Los Angeles as a faculty member in 1948, where he established the Latin American Studies program. He also served as the chair of its history department from 1973 to 1978. He subsequently served as the director of UCLA's International Studies and Overseas Programs from 1985 to 1987, when