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Lynn Townsend White
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American historian (1907-1987)
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Lynn Townsend White (1907–1987) was an American medievalist, historian, and university teacher. He was born in San Francisco and died in Los Angeles. His professional career included positions at Princeton University, Stanford University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He specialized in the Middle Ages and wrote works such as *Latin monasticism in Norman Sicily*, *Viator*, *Mediaeval Religion and Technology*, *Machina ex deo*, and *The Dynamo and Virgin Reconsidered*.
White received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Pfizer Award. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Medieval Academy of America. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Latin monasticism in Norman Sicily
- Viator
- Mediaeval Religion and Technology
- Machina ex deo
- The Dynamo and Virgin Reconsidered
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lynn
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- historian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- Middle Ages
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- date of birth
- 1907-04-29
- date of death
- 1987-03-30
- member of
- American Historical Association
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
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