Edward 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. 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.
Edward Channing | |
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| Born | June 15, 1856 |
| Died | January 7, 1931 (aged 74) |
| Parent | William Ellery Channing (father) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize (1926) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Academic work | |
| 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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