David Hackett Fischer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Hackett Fischer

American historian

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1935

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession: historian, military historian, university teacher, cultural historian, historian of the modern age

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University.
Fischer's major works have covered topics ranging from large macroeconomic and cultural trends (Albion's Seed, The Great Wave) to narrative histories of significant events (Paul Revere's Ride, Washington's Crossing) to explorations of historiography (Historians' Fallacies, in which he coined the term "historian's fallacy").