Jean Edward Smith
American biographer and academic (1932–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean Edward Smith (October 13, 1932 – September 1, 2019) was a biographer and the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University.[1] He was also professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years. Smith was also on the faculty of the Master of American History and Government program at Ashland University.[2]
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Born | (1932-10-13)October 13, 1932 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Died | September 1, 2019(2019-09-01) (aged 86) |
Alma mater | Princeton University (A.B., 1954) Columbia University (Ph.D., 1964) |
Occupation(s) | Biographer, academic |
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The winner of the 2008 Francis Parkman Prize and the 2002 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, Smith was called "today’s foremost biographer of formidable figures in American history."[1][3]