Michael L. Kurtz
Michael L. Kurtz | |
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| Born | August 26, 1941 |
| Alma mater | University of New Orleans Tulane University |
| Occupation | Historian Professor emeritus at Southeastern Louisiana University |
Notable work | Assassination of John F. Kennedy |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Stoddard Kurtz |
| Children | Michael David Kurtz Linda Suzanne Kurtz |
Michael L. Kurtz (born August 26, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a professor emeritus of history at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. He is known for his research into the assassination of John F. Kennedy, in which he has concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone.[1]
In 1995, Kurtz testified on the Kennedy assassination before the Assassination Records Review Board chaired by U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim.[2]
Kurtz has published on other topics of American history,[citation needed] notably the career of Louisiana Governor Earl Kemp Long, co-authored with the late professor of Louisiana Tech University.[3]
Kurtz received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Orleans, a Master of Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a Ph.D. from Tulane University in New Orleans.[4] He is married to the former Isabella Stoddard.[5] The couple has a son, Michael David Kurtz, an attorney,[6] and a daughter, Linda Suzanne Kurtz, a degree-holding registered nurse.[7]
Notes[]
- ^ Kurtz, Michael L. (1993). Crime of the century: The Kennedy assassination from a historian's perspective. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN 0-87049-824-X.
- ^ United States Assassination Records Review Board (June 28, 1995). "Testimony of Michael Kurtz". Review Board's final report. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Kurtz, Michael L.; Peoples, Morgan Dewey (1992). Earl K. Long: The saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana politics. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 0-8071-1765-X.
- ^ Southeastern Louisiana University (2010). General Catalogue 2010-2011 (PDF). p. 33. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
- ^ Kurtz information on Intelius.com (accessed 2011-12-15).
- ^ "Michael David Kurtz". AVVO Rating. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ "Class of May 2011". LSUHSC. New Orleans. May 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
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