Edmund Morgan (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edmund Morgan (historian)

American historian

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1916

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2013

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher, historian of the modern age

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edmund Sears Morgan (January 17, 1916 – July 8, 2013) was an American historian and an eminent authority on early American history.
He was the Sterling Emeritus Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught from 1955 to 1986.
He specialized in American colonial history, with some attention to English history.
Thomas S.
Kidd says he was noted for his incisive writing style, "simply one of the best academic prose stylists America has ever produced." He covered many topics, including Puritanism, political ideas, the American Revolution, slavery, historiography, family life, and numerous notables such as Benjamin Franklin.