Benjamin P. Thomas | |
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| Born | Benjamin Platt Thomas February 22, 1902 |
| Died | November 29, 1956 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | Abraham Lincoln: A Biography |
Benjamin Platt Thomas (February 22, 1902 – November 29, 1956) was an American historian and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.[1] In 1952 he published a best-selling one volume biography on Lincoln entitled Abraham Lincoln: A Biography (Knopf, 1952). Thomas killed himself on November 29, 1956.
- ^ Paul M. Angle."Benjamin Platt Thomas, 1902-1956" Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Spring, 1957