E. Bradford Burns

Edward Bradford Burns (1933-1995) was an American historian and university professor who specialized in Latin America, particularly Brazil and Nicaragua.

[1] Born in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Edward Sylvester and Wanda Adaline (Schwandke) Burns, he served in the US Naval Reserve from 1956 to 1959.

"[3] Then, President Reagan publicly criticized an editorial Burns published on the US's Nicaragua policy, which led to what the professor described as "15 minutes of fame," including an interview on "Nightline."

[5] A corresponding member of the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro [Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute], his numerous works also include A History of Brazil, Patriarch and Folk, and a bibliographical essay that was the first in English to highlight the contributions of the Afro-Brazilian intellectual Manuel Querino.

"[8] A Professor Emeritus at UCLA, he died of liver cancer on December 19, 1995 and was survived by his mother, his sister, Karen Burns Kenny, and his life partner, David Aguayo.