James T. Patterson (historian)

James T. Patterson
Patterson at the Miller Center of Public Affairs in 2013
Born (1935-02-12) February 12, 1935 (age 89)
Occupation(s)Professor, historian
ParentJ. Tyler Patterson (father)
Awards
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplinePolitical, social, medical, educational, and legal history, as well as race relations
Institutions
Notable worksSee § Works

James T. Patterson (born February 12, 1935, in Old Lyme, Connecticut) is an American historian,[1] who was the Ford Foundation Professor of History at Brown University for 30 years.[2][3] He was educated at Harvard University. His research interests include political history, legal history, and social history, as well as the history of medicine, race relations, and education.[4] In 1981–1982, he was the Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Professor of American History at Oxford University.[5]

  1. ^ "James T. Patterson '52". The Hotchkiss School. April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Author and historian James T. Patterson to speak Oct. 6 | Middlebury News and Announcements". www.middlebury.edu. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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  4. ^ "James T. Patterson". Organization of American Historians. Archived from the original on 2015-02-11.
  5. ^ "The Harold Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History". University of Oxford. Rothermere American Institute. Retrieved 18 September 2023.