John Patrick Diggins | |
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 Diggins in 2008 | |
| Born | John Patrick Diggins April 1, 1935 San Francisco, California U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 2009 (aged 73) Manhattan, New York U.S. |
| Education | University of California Berkeley University of Southern California (Doctorate) |
| Occupation(s) | History Professor, author |
| Years active | 1972–2007 |
| Partner | Judith Diggins (1960–1978) Elizabeth Harlan (1994–2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship John H. Dunning Prize Rockefeller Foundation |
John Patrick Diggins (April 1, 1935 – January 28, 2009) was an American professor of history at the University of California, Irvine, Princeton University, and the City University of New York Graduate Center.
He was the author/editor of more than a dozen books and thirty articles on widely varied topics in U.S. intellectual history.