| Robert Hamlett Bremner | |
| Birth Date: | May 26, 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Brunswick, Ohio |
| Death Date: | 2002 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Historian |
| Period: | 1950s - 1990s |
| Spouse: | Catherine |
| Children: | Two daughters |
| Parents: | George L. Bremner and Sue Hamlett Bremner |
| Education: | Baldwin Wallace College BA (1938) Ohio State University MA (1939), PhD (1943) |
| Alma Mater: | Ohio State University |
| Discipline: | History |
| Sub Discipline: | Philanthropy, social history |
| Main Interests: | social thought, social welfare, philanthropy, and poverty |
| Notable Works: | American Philanthropy (1960)[1] |
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.[2] He is the author of American Philanthropy (1960) 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.[1]
His BA was from Baldwin Wallace College in 1938. He earned his MA in 1939 and his PhD in 1943 from Ohio State University.[2]
He worked with the Department of War in World War II and was stationed in Europe and in Washington, D.C.
His American Philanthropy published in 1960 is considered to be a classic.[1] He published The Public Good: Philanthropy and Welfare in the Civil War Period in 1980,[3] The Discovery of Poverty in the United States in 1992, and Giving: Charity and Philanthropy in History in 1996.[4] His archives are held at Ohio State University.[5]
At Ohio State University, he taught from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as Emeritus Professor of History.
He served on the President's Science Advisory Committee.