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Howard Spodek (November 4, 1941 – August 20, 2023) was an American world historian, a professor of history and geography and urban studies at Temple University. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1963 and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1972; while a graduate student, he visited India as a Fulbright Fellow. He joined the Temple faculty in 1972. As well as his faculty position at Temple, Spodek was the treasurer of the World History Association and a member of the editorial board of History Compass.

Spodek specialized in Indian history, and in particular on the city of Ahmedabad. He was the author of The World's History, a college textbook that is sometimes also used for high school Advanced Placement history courses and that has gone through four editions. He won Temple's Great Teacher Award in 1993.

Howard Spodek was born on November 4, 1941. He was a 1959 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh.

Howard Spodek died at his home in Philadelphia, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 81.

References

1. ^ Faculty listing, History department, Temple University Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
2. Faculty listing, Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-24.
3. ^ About the author, The World's History, 4th ed.
4. World History Association officers Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2010-03-24.
5. History Compass : Editorial Board, retrieved 2010-03-24.
6. Professor sees Philadelphia in an Indian city Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, Temple News, October 19, 2000.
7. The World's History, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2010, 978-0205708376.
8. A Top Temple Teacher Gets Students Talking Every Year, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1993.
9. "Howard Spodek". Legacy. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
10. "American historian Howard Spodek, known for long association with Ahmedabad, dies at 82". The Indian Express. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links

• Web site at Geography and Urban Studies, Temple

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