James Tracy (historian)

James D. Tracy
James D. Tracy at the Commemorative Conference on the Siege of Szigetvár and Süleyman the Magnificent's and Miklós Zrinyi's Deaths in Hungary, September 2016
Born
James Donald Tracy

1938
NationalityAmerican
Spouse
Suzanne K. Swan
(m. 1997)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
Discipline
  • History
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Main interestsEarly Modern Europe
Notable works
  • A Financial Revolution in the Habsburg Netherlands (1985);
  • Emperor Charles V, Impresario of War: Campaign Strategy, International Finance, and Domestic Politics (2002)

James Donald Tracy is an American historian. With Heiko A. Oberman, he was co-founder of the Journal of Early Modern History, and editor from 1999 through 2010.  He has served as president of the Sixteenth Century Society and Conference, the Society for Reformation Research, and the American Catholic Historical Association. At the University of Minnesota, he was associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, chaired the Department of History, and held the Union Pacific Chair in Early Modern History from 2001 to 2004. Upon his retirement, Tracy was granted emeritus status. Among early modernists he is known for his contributions to an unusual range of research areas.