Ludwell H. Johnson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwell H. Johnson

American historian

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1927

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2017

Profession: historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ludwell Harrison Johnson III (March 30, 1927 – June 5, 2017) was a professor of history at the College of William and Mary.
His main expertise was the American Civil War, with a focus on the political and economic motives of those who sought independence in the form of a new Confederacy. Johnson was born in 1927 in Charleston, West Virginia.
He was raised in Richmond, Virginia.
He served in the Naval Reserve from 1945-1946 and received his Ph.D.
from Johns Hopkins University in 1955.
In November, 1996, Johnson was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Johnson died on June 5, 2017 in Williamsburg, VA at the age of 90.