Carroll Quigley

Dr. Carroll Quigley (November 9, 1910 – January 3, 1977) was a writer and professor of history at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from 1941 until 1976.

Dr. Quigley was born in Boston, where he attended school and later received both undergraduate degrees and a doctorate from nearby Harvard University. At Georgetown, Quigley taught his highly regarded course, Development of Civilization. This was to make a strong impression on many of his students, including the future U.S. President Bill Clinton, who was later to name Quigley as an important influence during his acceptance speech to the Democratic Party National Convention in 1992.

As well as his academic work, Quigley was a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Navy, the Smithsonian Institute, and the Select House Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration which went on to establish NASA.

Quigley authored several highly influential books:

• The Anglo-American Establishment (1949) ISBN 0945001010
• Tragedy and Hope (1966) ISBN 094500110X
• Evolution of Civilization (1979) ISBN 0913966568

His theories on grand historical development have been compared to those of Oswald Spengler.

External links

• Washington Star — Obituary for Professor Carroll Quigley
• Acceptance Speech to the Democratic National Convention by Governor Bill Clinton