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Samuel Flagg Bemis

American historian (1891-1973) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 81

Samuel Flagg Bemis was an American historian and biographer. For many years he taught at Yale University. He was also president of the American Historical Association and a specialist in American diplomatic history. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes.

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1973Died26 September 19731954Guggenheim FellowshipAward1950Pulitzer Prize for BiographyAward1927Pulitzer Prize for HistoryAward1891Born20 October 1891

Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1954
Pulitzer Prize for Biography1950
Pulitzer Prize for History1927
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Jerald A. Combs says he was "the greatest of all historians of early American diplomacy."

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1973 · aged 81