David Bushnell (historian)

David Bushnell
Born(1923-05-14)May 14, 1923
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 2010(2010-09-03) (aged 87)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineHistory of Colombia
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
University of Delaware

David Bushnell (May 14, 1923 – September 3, 2010) was an American academic and Latin American historian who has been called "The Father of the Colombianists."[1] Bushnell, one of the first Americans to study Colombia,[2] was considered one of the world's leading experts on the history of Colombia. He regarded it as one of the least studied countries in Latin America by academic scholars in the United States and Europe,[1] and was considered the first American historian to study and introduce Colombian history as an academic field in the United States.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Emprendió viaje a la eternidad el 'Padre de los colombianistas'". El Heraldo (Colombia). 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-09-23.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Murió el historiador David Bushnell". El Tiempo (Colombia). 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  3. ^ "David Bushnell died last Saturday in Florida". National University of Colombia Agencia de Noticias UN. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2010-09-23.