Jean Herskovits

Jean Herskovits
Born
Jean Frances Herskovits

(1935-05-20)May 20, 1935
DiedFebruary 5, 2019(2019-02-05) (aged 83)
New York, U.S.
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
OccupationProfessor
SpouseJohn Corry
Parent(s)Melville J. Herskovits and Frances Shapiro Herskovits

Jean Frances Herskovits (May 20, 1935 – February 5, 2019) was an American historian and academic who was a research professor of history at the State University of New York at Purchase specializing in African (particularly Nigerian) history and politics. Herskovits taught at Brown University, Swarthmore College, City College of the City University of New York and Columbia University. She held a D.Phil. in African history from Oxford University.