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Stephen E. Ambrose was an American historian, essayist, university teacher, and biographer. He specialized in the history of the United States, military history, and biography. His notable works include *American Heritage History of World War II*, *What if?*, *Band of Brothers*, and *The Cold War*.
Ambrose was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Louisiana State University. He taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of New Orleans, Kansas State University, and the Naval War College. He received the National Humanities Medal and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Miniseries.
Born in Decatur in 1936, Ambrose died of lung cancer in Bay St. Louis in 2002. He resided in Decatur and Helena. He was a member of the Congregational churches and spoke English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 10 Jan 1936
- Died
- 13 Oct 2002
- Works
- 61
Top works
- Lewis and Clark
- American Heritage History of World War II
- What if?
- Band of Brothers
- American Heritage History of World War II Lib/E
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Pearl Harbor: Legacy of Attack — Himself2001
- Shooting War — himself2000
- A History of America — Self2000
- MacArthur — Self1999
- Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery — Himself - Historian1997
- D-Day: The Total Story — Self1994
- From War to Peace — Self
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Stephen Edward Ambrose , ( 1936-01-10 ) January 10, 1936, Lovington, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- October 13, 2002 (2002-10-13) (aged 66), Bay St. Louis, Mississippi , U.S.
- Occupation
- Historian author
- Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison ( BA , PhD ), Louisiana State University ( MA )
- Spouse
- Judith Dorlester ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1957 ; died 1965 ) Moira Buckley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 )
- Children
- 5, including Hugh Ambrose
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Decatur
- Place of death
- Bay St. Louis
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Naval War College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Congregational churches
- Field of work
- biography
- Image
- Stephen Ambrose.jpg
- Residence
- Helena
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- Commons category
- Stephen Ambrose
- date of birth
- 1936-01-10
- date of death
- 2002-10-13
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- interested in
- history
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