Edward Channing
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For the academic and lawyer, see Edward Tyrrel Channing.
Edward Perkins Channing (June 15, 1856 – January 7, 1931) was an American historian and an author of a monumental History of the United States in six volumes, for which he won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for History.[1] His thorough research in printed sources and judicious judgments made the book a standard reference for scholars for decades. Channing taught at Harvard 1883–1929 and trained many PhD's who became professors at major universities.
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Edward Channing | |
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Born | (1856-06-15)June 15, 1856 |
Died | January 7, 1931(1931-01-07) (aged 74) |
Parent | William Ellery Channing (father) |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize (1926) |
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Alma mater | Harvard College |
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Discipline | Historian |
Sub-discipline | U.S. history |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Doctoral students | Samuel Flagg Bemis |
Notable works | History of the United States |
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