Wilcomb E. Washburn
Wilcomb E. Washburn | |
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| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 1 February 1997 (aged 71–72)[1] |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | US National Museum, Smithsonian Institution |
Wilcomb E. Washburn (1925 – 1 February 1997) was an American historian.
Washburn was born in 1925.[2] He received a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, and the same year received his PhD in the from Harvard University. For three years he taught history at the College of William and Mary. In 1958, he joined the Smithsonian Institution, as curator of Political History at the National Museum of American History. Later, he became chair of the .
From 1968 until 1997, he served as a director for the Smithsonian's . Washburn died in 1997 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[3]
Washburn wrote six books and contributed to two others.[4] He also wrote 200 journal articles, and contributed chapters to various anthologies.[5]
Works[]
- The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
- 1964 — Red Man's Land/White Man's Law
- Cosmos Club of Washington
- Governor and the rebel
- Against the anthropological grain
- Virginia under Charles I and Cromwell, 1625-1660[6]
- The Native American Renaissance, 1960–1995
- Native peoples in Euro-American historiography
References[]
- ^ Eric Pace (5 February 1997). "W. E. Washburn, Authority on Indians And Historian, 72". The New York Times. p. B 10. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Birth date
- ^ "Biography". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ Works
- ^ Publications
- ^ Works
External links[]
- Works by Wilcomb E. Washburn at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Wilcomb E. Washburn at Internet Archive
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