Joseph Hamburger (1922 – August 21, 1997, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American historian.Norma Thompson, Charles Hill and Steven Smith, 'In Memoriam: Joseph Hamburger', PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Dec., 1997), p. 866.Profile on the Online Library of Liberty, retrieved 8 July 2018.
He earned his doctorate from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. His academic career at Yale University spanned 35 years, from 1957 to 1992. In 1990 he was appointed the Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political and Social Science.Yale Bulletin and Calendar News Stories, September 1–8, 1997, Volume 26, Number 2, retrieved 8 July 2018. His work focused on nineteenth century Britain, with studies on James Mill, John Stuart Mill and Thomas Macaulay. His obituarists claimed that he made an immense contribution to historical knowledge through his work on nineteenth century intellectual history and called him a sturdy advocate of "the fundamental principles of individual liberty and representative democracy".
Works James Mill and the Art of Revolution (Yale: Yale University Press, 1963). Intellectuals in Politics: John Stuart Mill and the Philosophic Radicals, Volume 14 (Yale: Yale University Press, 1965).
John Stuart Mill on Liberty and Control (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999).
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