Gunther Paul Barth | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1925[1] Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Died | January 7, 2004 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | German American |
| Occupation | Historian of the American West |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cologne University of Oregon Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | John King Fairbank Oscar Handlin |
Gunther Paul Barth (January 10, 1925 in Düsseldorf – January 7, 2004 in Berkeley) was an American historian. Barth joined the University of California, Berkeley faculty in 1962, became a professor of History in 1971, and taught Western American and urban history until his retirement in 1995.