James T. Patterson | |
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Born | Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. | February 12, 1935
Occupation(s) | Professor, historian |
Parent | J. Tyler Patterson (father) |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Political, social, medical, educational, and legal history, as well as race relations |
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Notable works | See § 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]
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