William C. Kirby, chair of the history department, says that Fleming's courses were both well-known and well-liked by students.
"He has been a powerful voice in intellectual history and in the history of science ever since his appointment to
Harvard over forty years ago," Kirby says. "In his famous undergraduate lecture courses, he has taught many thousands of Harvard students; and he is the only colleague whom I know whose lectures were received with daily
applause."
The historians of tomorrow benefited from Fleming's tutelage. He oversaw many dissertations in history, the history of science and American civilization.
Far from isolating his study and pedagogy to European thought, colleagues say Fleming sought ways to bridge American intellectual currents with those on the continent.
"He was a splendid lecturer and had big enrollments," Hankins says. "He did both American and European intellectual history and that was really his great strength. He was able to bring the two together in a way that few people could."
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