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Elizabeth Borgwardt

b. 1965

American historian and lawyer

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About Elizabeth Borgwardt

Born 1965. Elizabeth Borgwardt is an American historian and lawyer.

Elizabeth Kopelman Borgwardt (born 1965) is an American historian, and lawyer. She is an associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

Life She graduated from Cambridge University with a BA and M.Phil., from Harvard Law School, with a J.D., and from Stanford University with a Ph.D. She worked as a mediator and arbitrator, and was a senior fellow at the Center for Conflict and Negotiation at Stanford University. She also worked on the Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign. On June 26, 1993, she married Kurt Borgwardt. She is an associate professor of history and law in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Fellowships Spring 2012 University of Chicago, Richard and Ann Pozen Professor of Human Rights (Visiting) 2010 Visiting Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Spring 2008, Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, University of Heidelberg, Center for American Studies 2004-2012 Distinguished Lecturer, Organization of American Historians 1998 Ford Foundation "Human Rights" Fellow November 2010 Distinguished Graduate Award, Noble & Greenough School 2008 Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights Outstanding Book Award 2006 Murle Curti Book Award, the Organization of American Historians 2006 Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize (co-winner), the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations 2006 Best Book Award, Any Historical Topic, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 2006 Merle Curti Award 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Foundation Book Award Finalist

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Born
1965
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Education
University of Cambridge, Stanford University, Harvard Law School
Employers
Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford University
Awards
Merle Curti Award
Also known as
Elizabeth Kopelman Borgwardt

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Who is Elizabeth Borgwardt?

American historian and lawyer

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Elizabeth Borgwardt was born in 1965.

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Elizabeth Borgwardt is a historian and lawyer.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Elizabeth Borgwardt

· Wikidata: Q5362441

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