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Marcus Lee Hansen

マーカス・リー・ハンセン

Mākasu Rī Hansen

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1892-12-08 （Neenah, Wisconsin）
Died
1938-05-11 （Redlands, California） age 45
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Wisconsin → Illinois → California

Career

Occupations
Historian
Active Years
1918-1938
Affiliations
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Norwegian-American Historical Association
Memberships
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Influenced By
Frederick Jackson Turner

Education

Central College
History
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Iowa
University of Iowa
History
Degree: MA
Country: United States
Harvard University
History
Degree: PhD
Country: United States
Studied under Frederick Jackson Turner

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for History
1941
Work: The Atlantic Migration, 1607–1860
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Atlantic Migration, 1607–1860

1940 History

A history of the continuing settlement of the United States, focusing on factors encouraging emigration from Europe before the Civil War.

Immigration historyAmerican history

Bibliography

  • The Atlantic Migration, 1607–1860
  • The Immigrant in American History
  • Old Fort Snelling, 1819–1858
  • Welfare Campaigns in Iowa
  • Welfare Work in Iowa
  • The Mingling of the Canadian and American Peoples

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Specialized analysis of immigration historyResearch based on historical archives
Recurring Motifs
Principle of third generation interestEthnic identity preservation

Health

  • Chronic nephritis
    晩年
    Died at age 45 in 1938

Legacy

Important historian of American immigration. Posthumously awarded Pulitzer Prize. Known for Hansen's law.

Quotes

  • What the son wishes to forget the grandson wishes to remember
    Source: The Problem of the Third Generation Immigrant (1938)

Trivia

  • Born to Danish immigrant father and Norwegian immigrant mother.
  • Proposer of Hansen's law.