Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went on to become well-known historians.
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He promoted interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, often with an emphasis on the Midwestern United States.