Kenneth S. Davis
Kenneth S. Davis | |
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| Born | September 29, 1912 Salina, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 10, 1999 (aged 86) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Journalist |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Genre | Biography, History |
| Notable awards | Francis Parkman Prize |
Kenneth Sydney Davis (September 29, 1912 – June 10, 1999) was an American historian and university professor, most renowned for his series of biographies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Davis also wrote biographies of Charles Lindbergh, Adlai Stevenson, and authored the first biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, entitled Dwight D. Eisenhower: Soldier of Democracy.