Mark Weber
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Mark Edward Weber is the director of the Institute for Historical Review
, an American
Holocaust denial
organization based in southern California.
Weber has been associated with the IHR since 1991 and has been the Institute Director since 1995.
Weber was born in Portland
, Oregon
in 1951. After graduating from Jesuit High School in 1969, he studied history in Chicago
at the University of Illinois. He continued his studies for two semesters at the University of Munich, and, returning to Oregon
, took a B.A. degree in history with high honors from Portland State University
. In graduate school, he continued the pursuit of history at Indiana University
, receiving an M.A. degree in modern European history in 1977.
He has two children: a daughter born in 1996, and a son born in 1998.
Institute for Historical Review
The Institute for Historical Review , founded in 1978, is an American organization that describes itself as a "public-interest educational, research and publishing center dedicated to promoting greater public awareness of history." Critics have accused it of being an antisemitic "pseudo-scholarly...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial
Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews in World War II, usually referred to as the Holocaust. The key claims of Holocaust denial are: the German Nazi government had no official policy or intention of exterminating Jews, Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas...
organization based in southern California.
Weber has been associated with the IHR since 1991 and has been the Institute Director since 1995.
Weber was born in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
in 1951. After graduating from Jesuit High School in 1969, he studied history in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
at the University of Illinois. He continued his studies for two semesters at the University of Munich, and, returning to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, took a B.A. degree in history with high honors from Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
. In graduate school, he continued the pursuit of history at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, receiving an M.A. degree in modern European history in 1977.
He has two children: a daughter born in 1996, and a son born in 1998.