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Leon Litwack
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American historian (1929–2021)
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Leon Frank Litwack was an American historian born in Santa Barbara in 1929. He worked at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was also educated. His professional focus included the study of history and slavery. He wrote in English.
Litwack received several major honors for his work, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize for History, and the National Book Award. His contributions are recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection and the National Book Award collection. He authored works such as *United States Vol. II* and *History on the Internet Package*. Litwack died in Berkeley on August 5, 2021.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- United States Vol. II and History on the Internet Package
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Santa Barbara
- Place of death
- Berkeley
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- slavery
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- date of birth
- 1929-12-02
- date of death
- 2021-08-05
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