James Phinney Baxter III
James Phinney Baxter III | |
|---|---|
| 10th President of Williams College | |
| In office 1937–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Tyler Dennett |
| Succeeded by | John Edward Sawyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1893 Portland, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1975 (aged 82) Williamstown, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian, educator, academic |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for History (1947) |
James Phinney Baxter III (February 15, 1893 in Portland, Maine – June 17, 1975 in Williamstown, Massachusetts) was an American historian, educator, and academic, who won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book Scientists Against Time (1946). He was also the author of The Introduction of the Ironclad Warship (1933).