Theodore Saloutos


Theodore Saloutos was an American academic historian.
His areas of research included agrarian politics and reform movements, immigration studies, and Greek immigration to the United States

Education

Saloutos was awarded a BA in 1933 from Milwaukee State Teacher’s College. He took a Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin.

Employment

In 1945 he gained a post as lecturer in the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, becoming a full professor in 1955. He stayed there until his retirement.

Evidence of Notability

Between 1965-1966 he was president of the Agriculture History Society. In 1973 he was elected president of the Immigration History Society.

Selected publications