"George Louis Beer (July 26, 1872 \u2013 March 15, 1920) was a renowned American historian of the \"Imperial school\".Born in Staten Island, New York, to an affluent family that was prominent in New York's German-Jewish community, Beer's father owned a successful tobacco importing business. He studied at Columbia University, where he received the A.B. degree (1892) and then an A.M. degree in 1893."@en . "American historian" . "George Louis Beer"@en . "1920-03-15Z"^^ . "1893Z"^^ . "1872-07-26Z"^^ . . "Beer, George Louis"@en . . . "1920Z"^^ . "1923Z"^^ . "1872Z"^^ . .