Robert Hugh Ferrell
Robert Hugh Ferrell | |
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| Born | May 8, 1921 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 2018 (aged 97) Chelsea, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lila Sprout Ferrell |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | John Addison Porter Prize, George Louis Beer Prize |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bowling Green State University (BS) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The United States and the Origins of the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1951) |
| Doctoral advisor | Samuel Flagg Bemis |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | American history |
| Institutions | Indiana University |
| Doctoral students | Eugene P. Trani, Ross Gregory, Melvin Goodman, Arnold A. Offner, John Garry Clifford |
| Notable works | Peace in Their Time, Harry S. Truman: A Life, Dear Bess, Choosing Truman, Ill-Advised, The Dying President, Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman |
Robert Hugh Ferrell (May 8, 1921 – August 8, 2018) was an American historian. He authored more than 60 books on topics including the U.S. presidency, World War I, and U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy. One of the country's leading historians, Ferrell was widely considered the preeminent authority on the administration of Harry S. Truman, and also wrote books about half a dozen other 20th-century presidents. He was thought by many in the field to be the "dean of American diplomatic historians", a title he disavowed.