About
Frank Cogliano is Professor of American History
and Dean for North America, at the University of Edinburgh
A specialist in the history of the American Revolution and the early United States, he is the author or editor of ten books, including: Thomas Jefferson: Reputation and Legacy (2006), The Blackwell Companion to Jefferson (2012) and Emperor of Liberty: Thomas Jefferson’s Foreign Policy (2014). His Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History is now in its fourth edition.
His latest book was published by Harvard University Press (Feb 2024): Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson and the American Republic.
Along with Patrick Griffin, Christa Dierksheide and Eliga Gould he edits the Revolutionary Age series for the University of Virginia Press.
Frank Cogliano is committed to engaging a wide audience with the study of history. For many years he was a workshop leader for school teachers, and co-hosts the American history podcast The Whiskey Rebellion.
He is the incoming president of the Open History Society in Edinburgh. He has made numerous media appearances, commenting on U.S. history, politics and international relations, for the BBC and other outlets. He has made multiple appearances on the BBC’s flagship In Our Time Program.