Jean Edward Smith

Jean Edward Smith
Born(1932-10-13)October 13, 1932
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 2019(2019-09-01) (aged 86)
Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (AB)
Columbia University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Biographer, academic

Jean Edward Smith (October 13, 1932 – September 1, 2019) was an American biographer and the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University.[1] He was also professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years. Smith was also on the faculty of the Master of American History and Government program at Ashland University.[2]

The winner of the 2008 Francis Parkman Prize and the 2002 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, Smith was called "today’s foremost biographer of formidable figures in American history."[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Jean Edward Smith". Marshall University. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ "Jean Edward Smith". Ashland University. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ^ "Biography or Autobiography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University. Retrieved 2012-01-05.