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Paul Herman Buck

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Pōru Hāman Bakku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1899-08-25 (Columbus, Ohio)
Died
1978-12-23 (Cambridge, Massachusetts) age 79
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ohio → Cambridge, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor, Dean, Provost, Librarian
Active Years
1921-1978
Affiliations
Harvard University
Memberships
Kappa Sigma

Education

Ohio State University
History
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Period: 本科在籍
Year of Graduation: 1921
Country: United States
Ohio State University
History
Degree: MA
Period: 大学院在籍
Year of Graduation: 1922
Country: United States
Harvard University
History
Degree: Master's degree
Period: 大学院在籍
Year of Graduation: 1924
Country: United States
One year study in Britain and France under Sheldon traveling fellowship
Harvard University
History
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1935
Country: United States

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for History
1938
Work: The Road to Reunion, 1865-1900
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Evolution of the National Parks System

1922 History

Study on the evolution of the American national parks system.

National ParksConservation

The Road to Reunion, 1865-1900

1937 History

History of politics and government during the Reconstruction era in the American South.

Reconstruction EraReunion

The Role of Education in American History

1957 History

Book on the role of education in American history.

EducationAmerican History

Libraries & Universities: Addresses and Reports

1964 Education and Librarianship

Collection of addresses and reports on libraries and universities.

LibrariesUniversities

Legacy

Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian, first Provost of Harvard University, known for his work on the Reconstruction era.

Trivia

  • Initiated into the Kappa Sigma fraternity while an undergraduate at Ohio State University.