William Archibald Dunning
American historian noted for the "Dunning School" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Archibald Dunning (12 May 1857 – 25 August 1922)[1] was an American historian and political scientist at Columbia University noted for his work on the Reconstruction era of the United States.[2] He founded the informal Dunning School of interpreting the Reconstruction era through his own writings and the Ph.D. dissertations of his numerous students.
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William Archibald Dunning | |
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Born | (1857-05-12)12 May 1857 |
Died | 25 August 1922(1922-08-25) (aged 65) |
Occupation(s) | Professor, author |
Parent(s) | John H. Dunning and Catherine D. Trelease |
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Alma mater | Columbia University |
Influences | Heinrich von Treitschke |
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School or tradition | Dunning School |
Institutions | Columbia University |
Notable students | Charles Merriam |
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Dunning has been criticized for advocating white supremacist interpretations, his "blatant use of the discipline of history for reactionary ends"[3] and for offering "scholarly legitimacy to the disenfranchisement of southern blacks and to the Jim Crow system."[4]