Robert Hamlett Bremner

Robert Hamlett Bremner (1917–2002) was professor emeritus of history at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where he taught from 1946 until he retired in 1980. He is the author of American Philanthropy which was republished in a revised edition in 1988, The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996. The Discovery of Poverty in the United States in 1992, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996. His archives are held at Ohio State University.

Academic career At Ohio State University, he taught from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as emeritus Professor of History.

Appointments He served on the President's Science Advisory Committee.