Francis Paul Prucha

Francis Paul Prucha
Born(1921-01-04)January 4, 1921
River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJuly 30, 2015(2015-07-30) (aged 94)
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-River Falls
University of Minnesota
Harvard University
St. Louis University
Occupation(s)Priest, Professor, Historian

Francis Paul Prucha (January 4, 1921 – July 30, 2015) was an American historian, professor emeritus of history at Marquette University,[1] and specialist in the relationship between the United States and Native Americans.[2] His work, The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians, won the Ray Allen Billington Award and was one of the two finalists for the 1985 Pulitzer Prize in History.[2] It is regarded as a classic among professional historians.[3]

  1. ^ Marquette University. Faculty Activities Report. Milwaukee, Wis.: Marquette University Press, 2002.
  2. ^ a b Marten, James; Naylor, Philip (1 December 2015). "Father Francis Paul Prucha, SJ (1921–2015)". American Historical Association.
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