John Olmsted | |
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| Born | 1903 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | 1986 (aged 82–83) |
| Education | Deep Springs College University of California, Berkeley (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
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| Children | 2, including John |
John W. Olmsted (1903–1986) was an American historian of early modern Europe.[1] He taught history at University of California, Los Angeles for 24 years and served as faculty representative to the Pacific Coast Conference for seven years. He also served as the first chairman of University of California, Riverside's Humanities Division.[2]