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James G. Randall

American historian (1881-1953) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 71

James Garfield Randall was an American historian specializing in Abraham Lincoln and the era of the American Civil War. He taught at the University of Illinois, (1920-1950), where David Herbert Donald was one of his students and continued his work.

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Awards

Bancroft Prize1956
Loubat Prize1953

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1881 to 1953 · aged 71