William H. McNeill (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William H. McNeill (historian)

Canadian historian

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1917

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2016

Profession: historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Hardy McNeill (October 31, 1917 – July 8, 2016) was a historian and author, noted for his argument that contact and exchange among civilizations is what drives human history forward, first postulated in The Rise of the West (1963).
He was the Robert A.
Milikan Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1947 until his retirement in 1987.