Christopher R. Browning

Christopher R. Browning
Christopher R. Browning
	Browning in 2019
Born	Christopher Robert Browning; May 22, 1944 (age 80); Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Historian
Academic background
Education	BA, Oberlin College, 1967; MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975;
Thesis	"Referat D III of Abteilung Deutschland and the Jewish Policy of the German Foreign Office 1940–1943" (1975)
Academic work
Era	The Holocaust
Notable works	Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (1992)
Website	Christopher R. Browning,; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Christopher Robert Browning (born May 22, 1944) is an American historian and is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). A specialist on the Holocaust, Browning is known for his work documenting the Final Solution, the behavior of those implementing Nazi policies, and the use of survivor testimony.^[1] He is the author of nine books, including Ordinary Men (1992) and The Origins of the Final Solution (2004).^[2]

Browning taught at Pacific Lutheran University from 1974 to 1999 and eventually became a Distinguished Professor. In 1999, he moved to UNC to accept the appointment as Frank Porter Graham Professor of History, and in 2006 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[3] After retiring from UNC in 2014, he became a visiting professor at the University of Washington in Seattle.^[4]

Browning has acted as an expert witness at several Holocaust-related trials, including the second trial of Ernst Zündel (1988) and Irving v Penguin Books Ltd (2000).^[5]

^ "Christopher R. Browning". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020.
^ "Christopher R. Browning Papers, 1967–2015". Archives West.
^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
^ Johnson, Eric W. (October 28, 2015). "UW Welcomes Visiting Professor Christopher Browning". University of Washington.
^ Browning, Christopher R. (2001). "Historians and Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom". In Roth, J. K.; Maxwell, E.; Levy, M.; Whitworth, W. (eds.). Remembering for the Future The Holocaust in an Age of Genocide. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 773–778. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-66019-3_49. ISBN 978-0-333-80486-5.

[UNC-1] "Christopher R. Browning". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020.

[archives-2] "Christopher R. Browning Papers, 1967–2015". Archives West.

[AAAS-3] "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 21, 2011.

[4] Johnson, Eric W. (October 28, 2015). "UW Welcomes Visiting Professor Christopher Browning". University of Washington.

[5] Browning, Christopher R. (2001). "Historians and Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom". In Roth, J. K.; Maxwell, E.; Levy, M.; Whitworth, W. (eds.). Remembering for the Future The Holocaust in an Age of Genocide. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 773–778. doi:10.1007/978-1-349-66019-3_49. ISBN 978-0-333-80486-5.

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Christopher R. Browning
Browning in 2019
Born	Christopher Robert Browning (1944-05-22) May 22, 1944 (age 80) Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Historian

Academic background
Education	BA, Oberlin College, 1967 MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1968 PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975
Thesis	"Referat D III of Abteilung Deutschland and the Jewish Policy of the German Foreign Office 1940–1943" (1975)
Academic work
Era	The Holocaust
Notable works	Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (1992)

Website	Christopher R. Browning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.