Matthew Josephson
Matthew Josephson | |
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| Born | February 15, 1899 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | March 13, 1978 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, biographer, journalist |
| Known for | The Robber Barons (1934) |
| Spouse | Hannah Josephson |
Matthew Josephson (February 15, 1899 – March 13, 1978) was an American historian, biographer and journalist. He authored works on French novelists of the 19th century, and on U.S. political and economic history of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He popularized the term "robber baron" in his best-selling 1934 book The Robber Barons about the first American tycoons.