John Allen Gable

John Allen Gable
Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association
In office
1974 – February 2005
Succeeded byEdward Renehan Jr.
Personal details
Born1943 (1943)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Died(2005-02-18)February 18, 2005 (aged 62)
Glen Cove, New York, U.S.
EducationKenyon College
Brown University
OccupationHistorian
Known forExpertise on Theodore Roosevelt

John Allen Gable (1943, Rockford - February 18, 2005, Glen Cove)[1][2] was an American historian who specialized in Theodore Roosevelt.[3][1][2][4] Executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association from 1974 until his death in 2005,[5][6] Gable was described as a "walking Theodore Roosevelt encyclopedia" by Bill Bleyer of Newsday.[2] Marcelle Fischer of the New York Times wrote in 2006 that Gable was "widely considered to be the country's, if not the world's, foremost expert on Roosevelt."[1]

  1. ^ a b c Fischler, Marcelle S. (2006-01-01). "The Legacies They Left". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ a b c "John Gable, expert on T. Roosevelt, dies". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). Melville, New York, USA. 2005-02-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-22 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bomboy, Scott (2019-01-06). "On this day, Theodore Roosevelt dies unexpectedly". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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