Henry Steele Commager
American historian (1902-1998) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 95
Henry Steele Commager was an American historian. As one of the most active and prolific liberal intellectuals of his time, with 40 books and 700 essays and reviews, he helped define modern liberalism in the United States.
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1998Died2 March 19981990Bruce Catton PrizeAward1967St. Louis Literary AwardAward1955The Hillman Prize for Book JournalismAward1929Herbert Baxter Adams PrizeAward1902Born25 October 1902
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United States
Category
Writers
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Deceased
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Lived 1902 to 1998 · aged 95
