Stephen E. Ambrose

Stephen E. Ambrose
Ambrose in August 2001
Ambrose in August 2001
BornStephen Edward Ambrose
(1936-01-10)January 10, 1936
Lovington, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 2002(2002-10-13) (aged 66)
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation
  • Historian
  • author
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, PhD)
Louisiana State University (MA)
Spouse
Judith Dorlester
(m. 1957; died 1965)
Moira Buckley
(m. 1967)
Children5 including author Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs and Hugh Ambrose[1]

Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian, academic, and author, most noted for his books on World War II and his biographies of U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He was a longtime professor of history at the University of New Orleans and the author of many bestselling volumes of American popular history.

In 2002, several instances of plagiarism were discovered in his books. In 2010, after his death, Ambrose was found to have fabricated interviews and events in his biographies of Eisenhower.

  1. ^ "Hugh Ambrose dies at 48; author of WWII history 'The Pacific'". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 2015.